The Energetic Benefits of Crying
Not symbolic. Not poetic. Just biologically real.
Almost everyone knows the unique relief that follows a good cry — the sense that something heavy has moved or been lifted. We may think of it as merely sentimental or simply cathartic, but this relief is by no means accidental. It’s evidence of the body completing a physiological shift — an intentional part of our design that helps us regulate, restore, and return to ourselves. Check it out.
THE PHYSICAL RESET
1. Chemical Cleanse
Scientists have found that emotional tears contain stress-related biochemicals such as:
- cortisol
- ACTH (a major stress hormone)
- manganese (a mineral linked to stress response)
Every time you cry, you’re not just “letting it out” metaphorically — you are literally flushing stress chemicals from your system.
2. Crying activates the parasympathetic nervous system
This is the rest-and-restore aspect of our biology. Once tears flow, the body often shifts into a calmer state:
- slowed heart rate
- deeper breathing afterward
- lowered blood pressure
- muscle relaxation
It’s why people so often say:
“I feel better now.”
Their physiology has shifted into healing mode.
3. Tears contain natural painkillers
Emotional tears release endorphins, the body’s natural opiates. They reduce emotional pain and physical pain, creating a sense of grounded relief.
4. Your breathing resets itself
Think of that trembling inhale or the shaky exhale after crying — it’s a biological reboot. Your body recalibrates oxygen and CO₂ levels so you can return to equilibrium.
5. Crying cools the body
Tears cool the face. This lowers emotional “heat,” interrupts spiraling, and helps restore balance.
THE MENTAL & EMOTIONAL RESET
1. Crying integrates avoided emotions
The moment tears come, it means:
“I’m not fighting myself anymore.”
Instead of storing emotions in the body as tension, fatigue, or anxiety, crying allows them to move. Often, chronic overwhelming anxiety is merely a symptom of unexpressed grief. Crying heartily over emotional pain is sometimes just the cure we need.
2. Crying clears cognitive fog
Before crying: confused, overwhelmed, tangled.
After crying: grounded, clearer, focused.
This happens because you’re no longer splitting energy between feeling and suppressing.
3. Crying builds emotional resilience
People who allow themselves to cry:
- recover faster
- regulate more effectively
- experience less burnout
It’s a healthy coping strategy — not a weakness.
4. Crying strengthens social connection
Tears awaken empathy. They signal openness, honesty, and emotional truth — qualities that deepen human connection.
5. Crying restores a sense of self-worth
It’s subtle but powerful. Honoring your true emotional state sends the message,
“What I feel matters. Who I am matters.”
THE SPIRITUAL RESET
The layer most of us never talk about.
1. Crying opens the heart (or heart chakra)
Whether someone uses energetic language or not, the effect is real: Crying softens emotional armor and opens the inner chambers where love & intuition live. True. Not just wooh wooh.
2. Crying is a form of surrender
Not surrender as defeat — surrender as truth, a giving up of false defenses. When tears arrive, your deeper self steps forward, demonstrating: “I’m ready to feel what is real.”
3. Crying is a purification ritual
Across cultures, tears are recognized as cleansing and purifying. Crying releases old emotional residue so the system can reset.
4. Crying reconnects you to intuition
After a real cry:
- intuition becomes sharper
- emotional truths become clearer
- inner wisdom rises without force
5. Crying reopens the channel to Source
Tears soften the static inside the self. After crying, people often feel more:
- connected
- supported
- guided
- spiritually aligned
6. Crying strengthens spiritual authenticity
You simply can’t access deep spiritual clarity while suppressing the truth of your emotions. Crying brings you back into alignment with what’s real — and realness is the foundation of awakening.
THE BOTTOM LINE
Crying is not a failure of strength.
It’s the body’s way of cleansing itself.
It’s the mind’s way of finding clarity.
It’s the spirit’s way of opening.
It frees up energy once tied in knots, returning you to yourself — clearer, softer, and stronger.
Inner Balance Daily is grounded in lived experience & supported by careful research. We aim to help you understand your inner world with greater clarity & compassion. — Amber