Soppy girl movies are good for emotional stress!
Have you ever watched a movie and just broke down crying. or have you ever become so emotionally involved in the movie that it feels like reality? If you have, chances are that you are a very emotionally stable person.
Research shows fiction, in both literary and cinematic forms, greatly improves peoples capacity for empathy.
Empathy is one of the key aspects of emotional intelligence. This makes you more open to other peoples problems and you become more approachable. When we are emotional, our brains release Oxytocin.
What is Oxytocin?
Oxytocin is a powerful hormone and acts as a neurotransmitter in the brain. Oxytocin is the hormone that underlies trust. It is also an antidote to depressive feelings.
In our everyday lives we tend to try and keep our emotions to ourselves. Especially boys. Ever heard the phrase: "Cowboys don't cry"? We lose touch with our emotions because we don't want to look weak in front of others, but when we watch a movie we get rid of stress and that is when the emotions start flowing.
My sister in law don't watch any movies with animals in them. (With good reason.) She cries from the beginning till the end and I promise you it's like an open faucet! I warned her not to watch the movie "Hachiko", and against good warning ....she still watched it. (They had to come and remove her from the cinema.) Perhaps she just needed a good cry??
I tend to get emotionally attached to any series that I watch. I binge watch and then when the series ends, it feels as if my life is over. I vouched never to watch Grey's anatomy ever again after Derick died, but here I am watching series sixteen!
I absolutely adored the series Smallville and I cried like a baby when that ended.
So if you are stressed out and life is getting too much to handle, chances are that you need to go and see a good girly soppy movie. You will feel better and you would get rid of emotional stress. Crying is also good for your eyes, and lets face it a good cry ALWAYS make you feel better!
Should you wish to read more about why crying is good for you please click on the links below.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/oxytocin
Lets chat!
1. Which type of movies make you cry?
2. What is your favorite series of all time?
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Passion of jesus makes me cry
I don't know if it's my favourite series of all time, but the most recent series ending was Nashville, and I cried like a baby in the last scene of the last episode.
In the Unbearable Lightness of Being, my friend, her sister and I were sobbing uncontrollably when they had to put their dog down. But at the end when the humans died, meh!
https://steemit.com/life/@kiwideb/if-crying-in-public-was-an-olympic-sport-my-friend-and-i-might-be-contenders
Nothing like a sob and tears to relieve the stress, very interesting post!
My absolute favourite series still is Downton Abbey, had a little of everything in it, from honour to deceit, love and hate, funny but also sad moments, it was just wonderful! Hubby and I binge-watched 2 entire seasons one quiet weekend, we were mesmerized!