How crying can make you feel better

First of all I want to say that I can't believe Aubry trusted me to contribute to her blog. I am a friend/old college roommate from Canada (view blog). I am sure she has blog police keeping an eye out for liberals such as myself. I mean, I could post all kinds of weird things.....like this photo of a party I went to called 'robots vs. pirates in 2006'.

It was during a real state of confusion where I stood on the cusp of Rexburg Idaho and Vancouver BC. I don't know what made me think this was a good fashion choice, but we all make them.

Then I thought I'd do an argumentative piece about harm reduction in North America and Europe, exculsively safe injection and sex trade.........but then I remembered the genre of the blog..............and since I don't have any decent cosmetic reviews or American idol concerts coming up I'll have to stick with the Facts.

Like this article dedicated to Aubry: In the 8 or so years I have known Aubry I have seen her cry once, and for a very good reason. Perhaps she has a similar system in her tear ducts to her freakishly powerful bladder........or is it bare knuckled will power. Either way, I want Aubs to read this article PS. Don't you think the baby crying looks kind of like Aubry? (maybe a little)

How crying can make you feel better

It makes nine out of 10 people feel better, reduces stress, and may help to keep the body healthy. It's also free, available to almost everyone, and has no known side effects, other than wet tissues, red eyes and runny makeup. Crying may not be a blockbuster drug, but the latest research suggests it's highly effective at healing, and that it improves the mood of 88.8 per cent of weepers, with only 8.4 per cent feeling worse. So beneficial is it that the researchers suggest there may be a case for inducing crying in those who find it difficult to let go.

But while almost all of us shed emotional tears at some time – at least 47 times a year for women, and seven for men – exactly why we cry, and much about what happens when we do, remains a mystery. For crying, a uniquely human form of emotional expression, to have survived evolution, it should have a practical purpose and give some kind of survival advantage. Laughter and anger are both well known to have advantages. Laughter, for example, has been shown to promote healing, increase blood flow, reduce levels of stress hormones, boost the immune system and produce more disease-fighting compounds. But what of crying? Emotional tears come from the same tear glands that produce the fluid that forms a protective film over the eyeballs to keep them free of irritants, and which also releases extra fluid when the eye becomes irritated, or is invaded by a foreign body.

Lastly, here are ten blog topics I would like to see published in this next year:

1.Ten guilty pleasures
2.My mom on face book
3.Dead people I can't wait to meet
4.All about Scott Bennion
5.What I spend my disposable income on
6.A hard look at my media habits
7.My real life American Idol
8.I want to write a book on
9.“Letting go”.........a tutorial every wussy needs to read
10.Secret things I do alone

source: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/how-crying-can-make-you-healthier-1009169.html