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Why Readers Love a Good Cry
Here is a story of when I cried like a baby over a book.
I want you to imagine a scenario where it’s 2 a.m. and I’m huddled under blankets, turning the entire room into a mess of tissues while my cat looks at me as if I have lost my mind.
All this madness got me because I read a novel about a dog.
Oh! A DOG. It isn’t even a real dog from this universe, but I was holding on to that book as if my life depended on it with tears streaming down my cheeks.
Why? Why do we do this to ourselves?
ourselves to journeys that damage us emotionally?
Get your tissues (or your emotional support animal) ready;
we’re going to delve into the incredibly informative, hysterical, heartbreaking, and highly relatable reasons readers love a good cry-and how you can deliver the waterworks.
Crying: The Ultimate Mood Booster?
The truth about crying is that it weirdly speaks well of health. To scientists, it actually runs away the stress hormones and gets the mood on a better status. Almost, it’s as if your brain is saying,
“Hey, you’re miserable, but at least you’ll feel awesome in…
