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Buy AumSum Merchandise: http://bit.ly/3srNDiG Website: https://www.aumsum.com When we experience any strong emotion such as extreme happiness or sorrow, it activates our brain's limbic system which helps control emotions. This system informs our lacrimal glands present below our eyebrows to produce tears, thus making us cry. Now, crying is more than just a physical response. It is observed that emotional tears contain natural painkillers like endorphins, that help stabilize our mood. Some studies even show that tears produced during emotions contain stress hormones like ACTH and enkephalin. So, crying might be our body's way of getting rid of such stress hormones, helping us feel better. Besides this, researchers also think that crying serves a social purpose. It may be a non-verbal way of showing submission to the attacker or a way of gaining sympathy, thus increasing the chances of survival.