Why do people get tears when they are sad? :(?
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Tears are a liquid produced by the body's process of lacrimation to clean and lubricate the eyes. The word lacrimation may also be used in a medical or literary sense to refer to crying.\n\nOne lacrimal gland is located above and beside each eye, behind the upper eyelid. The lacrimal glands secrete lacrimal fluid which flows through lacrimal ducts into the space between the eyeball and lids. When the eyes blink the lacrimal fluid is spread across the surface of the eye. The lacrimal fluid flows through the lacrimal lake via the puncta to the lacrimal caniliculi at the inner corner of the eyelids then through the nasolacrimal duct, and finally into the nasal cavity. An excess of tears, as with strong emotion, can thus cause the nose to run.\n\nThe third type, referred to as crying or weeping, is increased lacrimation due to strong emotional stress or pain. This practice is not restricted to negative emotions; many people have been known to cry when extremely happy. In humans, emotional tears can be accompanied by reddening of the face and sobbing — cough-like, convulsive breathing, sometimes involving spasms of the whole upper body. Tears brought about by emotions have a different chemical make up than those for lubrication.
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Dear Sally,\n\nFriends do not bully friends, especially best friends.  You need to work on your self esteem and find new friends and let new people (nice ones) get to know you.  You certainly deserve better than that.  Friends are supposed to bring out the best out of us not to make us sad.\n\nI heard that no one deserves your tears and the ones who would deserve your tears would never want to make you cry because they love you too much.\n\nGood luck!  Big hugs
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A few reasons I can think of.\n\nWe spend a lot of our times pretending we're stronger than we are, and it all goes to waste when we break down and cry in front of other people. We feel a need to defend our humanity and apologise for the tears.\n\nPerhaps we don't want to burden others with our emotions, so we try and keep them to ourselves and apologise for letting them out.\n\nSometimes we just *need* to cry, or we'll break down and do it regardless. Some people might apologise for that need to be emotional.\n\nI'm sure there are more, but really it depends on the circumstance.
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Very weepy. Just a bad day that doesn't seem to be getting any better - but there's always tomorrow! \n\nHope you feel better!
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Overwhelm yourself with friends. \nI get over things like that when I hang out with one person or a group of people that NEVER make me feel bad. \nAlso pick one person to cry on. Don't conseal it completely or you'll explode!
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its because when we are sad our facial muscle's shape become  distorted therefore squeezing the tear glands..
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crying is thought to be a trait that men don't engage in.  well it's 2006. and men do cry!\nyour crying may be as simple as having a tender heart.  there's nothing wrong with this.  However, i believe (based on my own experience) that the source of your crying is depression.  if you're on a medication to treat depression, obviously it's not doing its thing.  you may want to ask your family doctor or a psychiatrist to:  a. increase your dosage    b. switch your medication   or  c. supplement your anti-depression with another drug to bost the level of medication in your system.\nyou don't need to suffer.  there is help available.  promise yourself that you will seek out this assistance so that you can begin to feel more in control of your emotions.\nyou have my sympathy!
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I don't know, but it happens to everyone. I really can't understand why you can be really mad at someone, and then really happy at them. My sister used to be crazy about this guy, but he fell in love with her friend, and now she hates him. I guess that's how human beings are. Especially girls. We are more sensitive. I know what you are going through. It's ok. Try not to get mad or sad. I hate it when I am sad or angry, I want to explode, but I let it go. Forget about it and think about something else. \nThere is no clear answer for your question, I just say that that's how we are, and it's ok to be like we are. We just have to think positive, and try to always be happy and live every day as if it were our last! God bless!
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Its hard to describe, I guess its just a part of life, we cry when we are happy and sad. Love is just complicated nobody really knows what to do. Maybe it hurts to be happy because you are with someone you love and hope nothing will tear you two apart and in your mind you are wondering if you two will stay together.
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Regardless of whether or not you feel sad, crying is a way for your body to release built up tension and stress. Ever been under an enormous amount of stress, then you hear a somewhat-funny joke and begin laughing hysterically...only to find yourself "laughing" so hard you're crying? Laughing is also a way for your body to release this tension. Your body is a miraculous machine and it needs to release negative energy in some way to keep on running. Perhaps you've been extra busy lately, or have had an extra amount of stuff on your mind...? Either way, your body is trying to regulate itself. It's nothing to be worried about.
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I used to be the same way. People who cry a lot just have easier access to their emotions, really. They know what they feel the instant they feel it. There are people out there who never acknowledge feelings, never cry, and their behavior is stony and unpersonable. \n\nBut I can still imagine that you'd like to avoid crying in public, because it is a little embarrassing. I can't give you any tips on how to do this, it's going to take some practice and knowledge of yourself. Whenever I feel myself wanting to cry in front of people, I shove it down. I think of anything else to avoid thinking of what's making me sad. I wait until I can get in the car by myself or in the bathroom, and then I let loose. A few minutes of crying and I'm good. \n\nGood luck. Don't beat yourself up because you're sensitive. You just feel, you feel a lot, and you wear your heart on your sleeve. This is not a bad thing. :)
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There is no generally accepted reason why human beings laugh. We do know that it is tied to crying from brain injuries that have resulted in people suddenly crying or laughing for no reason. The area of the brain that controls this is relatively small and the injuries are rarely the same making study of the actual mechanism difficult.
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Crying is not a bad thing. You need to get your feelings out. Everyday that goes by, it will be less. Everyone goes through that feeling eventually. Talk to someone you can trust and that always helps me.
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WOW dats a tuff question... simple.. nuttin big...even tho i dunt want anyone to b sad its really hard not for someone to cry at a funeral... bcuz thy kno dat thy jus lost someone so dear to dem i thy wont ever get dem back.. so its normal to cry at a funeral.. its not lik we can turn on and off our emotions... dats a hard thing to do.. amotions jus come u dunt plan it to.. dats how were made to...
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Tears can be an expression of Joy....One of lifes most wonderful joys is falling in love and having your love wanting to spend the rest of their life with you. P.S.- Women aren't the only ones who cry, I cried when she said yes.
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If the sadness is due to a specific event, therapy can help process the pain.  If there's no apparent cause, a physician or a psychiatrist can help.  Joining an online support group will answer your question much better.
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you could very much cry underwater \none way could be that you are wearing a mask and your tears will go in the mask\nthe scond way  if you are not wearing a mask is tht yiou can still cry but you just wont see the tears