Why Do We Cry When We're Sad?
Ask anyone what makes us cry and they'll say sadness. When researchers track real crying episodes, they find something else entirely.
Jen, Chris and Matt unpack why we cry when we're sad, and discover the answer isn't the sadness at all. It's powerlessness. The triggers people actually report are far smaller than anyone assumes, turning up as conflict, criticism, rejection and minor personal failures rather than bereavement and tragedy.
The team follows the signal from the limbic system to the brainstem to the tear glands, explains why tears spill over your eyelid at all, and looks honestly…
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