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According to this study, crying while watching movies would be a sign of mental strength

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According to a study, crying while watching movies is a sign of mental strength. We'll explain it to you!

No, crying your eyes out every time you watch a movie or a series is not a sign of weakness, quite the opposite! In the journal Psychology Today, researcher Paul J. Zak published a study stating that easily shedding tears is actually an expression of great empathy and mental strength! This phenomenon has a purely scientific explanation. Crying releases oxytocin, a hormone linked to empathy. According to this study, being empathetic - and therefore having the ability to put oneself in others' shoes - requires a lot of energy. So, all of this proves that to cry during a movie, you need to have a stronger mental strength than the average person! Go ahead and indulge in some candy, you can go back to crying in peace while watching Grey's Anatomy! https://giphy.com/gifs/chrismannmu

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