11/02/2025
Great read!
Crying is not weakness, it is your brain’s built-in medicine
When you let yourself cry, something powerful happens inside your body. Emotional tears are not the same as the ones you get from dust or chopping onions. These tears carry stress hormones like cortisol out of your system. When you release them, your brain responds by producing endorphins and oxytocin, the same natural chemicals that comfort you during a hug. Crying literally relieves physical and emotional pain and helps your nervous system reset.
That is why people often feel lighter, calmer, or even sleepy after a real cry. Your body just finished processing a wave of emotion and stabilizing itself. Holding those tears in does the opposite. It traps stress inside your system. Over time that can raise inflammation, tighten muscles, strain your immune system, and make anxiety or sadness feel heavier. Your mind may be trying to stay strong, but your biology pays the price.
Crying is not losing control. It is a healthy release. A natural pressure valve. A way your body protects your mental and emotional balance. You would never call breathing or sweating weakness, so do not judge your tears that way either. A strong nervous system does not avoid emotion, it knows how to let it move through.
Next time you feel overwhelmed, do not apologize for your tears. They are proof your brain still knows how to heal.
