Crying

I just received an interesting question: Julie, why do some people with bipolar disorder cry and cry when they are deoressed while others don't cry at all? I am not sure why people cry.  Melissa.

I am not an expert on this, so I asked my coauthor Dr. John Preston for his explanation.

Hi Julie,

Crying likely serves several purposes. The first is crying as a distress signal. Babies do this, and the result is that loving parents are alerted to their discomfort and feed them or rock them. Likewise, crying is a social signal that may elicit support for others. Additionally, crying has been found to result in significant emotional relief. There are basically two types of crying: one is an aborted crying spell; here the person tried not to cry…they hold back tears and this is often accompanied by a flood [ Read More ]


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