In my everyday life, I am pushed and pulled a dozen different directions and sometimes I need a good crying session to keep myself together. Crying is one of those things that I have a love-hate relationship with. I hate the actual act of crying. I hate that when the urge to cry occurs if does not give a flying flip where I am at or who I am with. It has no discretion whatsoever. I love feeling refreshed afterwards. The frustration and build up is suddenly gone and you are left with the unaltered pieces of the problem that made you cry in the first place, so now you can deal with them.

1. Crying helps you let go.

None of us really want to cry, so a lot of us end up holding it in until the point where it is unhealthy. No matter how much you do not actually want to cry, do it. If you have to hold in because of where you are, that is fine, but you need to let it out. Crying is your hearts way of letting you know something it wrong. By crying, you recognize it.

2. Crying helps you cope.

There are times in life when you are 100% stressed or upset, but the truth is that you have no time for a break down or even to take a breath. Take 15 minutes and cry if you feel the need. (No joke--just cry!) Once you cry, you can pick yourself back up and keep going.

3. Crying lets everyone else around you know you are overwhelmed.

People are bad at communicating effectively. (Even those who work in communication fields!) Unless you are a super open person, chances are not everyone around you cannot grasp and understand how you are feeling. When you cry, you are showing everyone around you how you feel, how overwhelmed you are, and that you need them to either help you or back off.

4. Crying makes you feel better the next day.

We may not understand why we cry, but we can understand how we feel afterwards. Crying is therapeutic and after you take a nap or go to bed for the night, you truly appreciate the crying fit. The next day a huge amount pressure is lifted from your heart.

With all this being said, do not be afraid to cry and be vulnerable because sometimes a good cry is best thing you could allow yourself to do.