![]() ![]() Studies that have been done on its cathartic effects have come up with some common observations:Īnd the physical signs of crying mirror the psychological.Īlthough these are commonly-held beliefs, the truth is also that people tend to remember things selectively. Health-and-medical writer and science reporter (for The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and Health Magazine) Benedict Carey writes about this feeling of catharsis that we get from crying: Merriam-Webster defines it as the purification or purgation of the emotions or as purification or purgation that brings about spiritual renewal or release from tension. Or maybe for others, letting go is completely out of the question.īut when something holds us back or causes us pain, letting go can be a very beautiful feeling. Even if they did, that feeling of letting go is liberating, empowering. We get rid of the things that shouldn’t have mattered to us even long ago. ![]() Because once we let go, we are no longer confined by our emotions. Or perhaps letting go of a person, after spending years with difficult emotions that have been caused by him or her. Letting go of a problem you’ve been trying to fix, because it managed to get fixed eventually. ![]()
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