Why do humans cry out of both happiness and sorrow?

Question

Why do humans cry out of both happiness and sorrow?

Answer 1

IT IS A RELEASE OF THE INTENSE PRESSURE THAT BUILDS UP IN THE BODY. THE EXCITEMENT AND SORROW, IS OVER WHELMING WHICH TRIGGERS OFF THE TEAR DUCKS

Answer 2

Crying is a state of overwhelming, intense emotion.  Happiness and sorrow can be both of these things.  Don't forget those who get intensely angry also cry.  It's like an outlet.

Answer 3

Moonrider is spot on. beautifully said. And what a great question.

Answer 4

Either way you feel completely overwhelmed, and crying is the only way you can express how you feel.

Answer 5

Joy and sadness are so closely related because in many ways, they are the same experience. I experience joy when I see my parents, for example, but running parallel to that thread of joy is also a deep sadness, a knowingness of the impermanence of their lives and my own

Answer 6

to express it better.

Answer 7

general overflow of emotion??? it takes an overwhelming flow of emotion to start the waterworks. you have to be really, really sad, in serious pain or very happy to cry.

Answer 8

i believe they just feel they need to let their emotion[s] out

but of course, not all humans do this....i don't think i do..

it's said that it's unhealthy to keep ur emotion[s] bottled up in side: end up exploding on someone u never meant to hurt, or give the wrong impression

....*sigh* now that i think about it...i think i do..in some cases

only human...unfortunately

Answer 9

This is a very interesting question, I have never really thought about this, after a bit of research I have come to find out that... (this is copy and paste from the website below, I'm not trying to say they are my words)......

" Tears flow from tear glands into your eyes through tiny tear ducts. The tear glands are located under your upper lids, and when stimulated, produce tears to form a thin film over your eyeballs. Every time you blink the film spreads over your eyes to keep them moist and free of dust and other irritants. Whether you are awake or asleep, happy or sad, this salty fluid is always flowing from the tear glands.

Besides protecting your eyes, the tear glands produce more fluid when your eyes are irritated. These extra tears are called reflex or irritant tears. And, when something makes you happy or sad, your tear glands will produce emotional tears. Used tears then drain down into two tiny openings on the brim of your upper and lower eyelids at the inner edge of your eyes, which lead to the nasolacrimal tear ducts next to the bridge of your nose. From there, they are channeled into your nasal cavity where they are swallowed or blown out with other nasal fluids. If there are too many tears, they will overflow your lower lid and run down your cheeks."

Answer 10

Pure human impulse. Enjoy.....

Answer 11

I believe it's a uncontrollable, volatile emotion. It seems that more intellect one has, the easier it is to control it or the stronger the intellect, the more control one has. While some would cry at the end of a soap opera, some would only smirk. It's that way one reacts to the scene at the time and, the control.

Answer 12

happiness and sorrow are extreme opposites which both cause the production of endorphens.

Answer 13

Because happiness is a release from sorrow I think.