crying and cortisol

[[we...]]

Crying can reduce cortisol levels. William H. Frey II, a biochemist at the University of Minnesota, proposed that people feel "better" after crying, due to the elimination of hormones associated with stress, specifically adrenocorticotropic hormone.[66] This, paired with increased mucosal secretion during crying, could lead to a theory that crying is a mechanism developed in humans to dispose of this stress hormone when levels grow too high

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortisol

[[Su...]]

Thanks wellness ! 

 

Crying is good.

I will read this again.  It worries me that I only have one functioning adrenal gland.

[[Ma...]]

Thanks for legitimizing what I have been experiencing...when things get their worst, I bawl and bawl and I feel like a bit of the weight is lifted.  Now I know why.  Thanks Julie!

 

Love,

Mary

[[Su...]]

Thanks for legitimizing what I have been experiencing...when things get their worst, I bawl and bawl and I feel like a bit of the weight is lifted.  Now I know why.  Thanks Julie!

 

Love,

Mary

 

Me too! It's amazing how much better I feel after I get a good cry out.