Do some onions make you cry more than others?
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When you slice through an onion, you break open a number of onion cells. Some of these cells have enzymes inside of them, and when they are sliced open, the enzymes escape. The enzymes then decompose some of the other substances that have escaped from sliced cells. Some of these substances, amino acid sulfoxides, form sulfenic acids, which then quickly rearrange themselves into a volatile gas. \n\nThe gas reaches your eyes and reacts with the water that keeps them moist. This changes the chemical's form again, producing, among other things, a mild sulfuric acid, which irritates the eyes. The nerve endings in your eyes are very sensitive and so they pick up on this irritation (this is why our eyes sting when we slice onions). The brain reacts by telling your tear ducts to produce more water, to dilute the irritating acid so the eyes are protected.
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First of all, I am truly sorry this happened to you. You did not deserve this - in no way is this your fault at all, and God did not wish it for you. God does cry with you, and I think you are right to think that. In the Bible, the shortest verse is, "Jesus wept."\n\nSuffering is a mystery - there are no two ways about it. Like the Pope said the other day when speaking of the Holocaust, "In the end, there can only be a dread silence - a silence which is itself a heartfelt cry to God; why, Lord, did You remain silent? How could You tolerate all this?"\n\nThe Bible's most profound meditations on this are in the Book of Job. As Job continues to suffer, his friends tell him he must be suffering because he has sinned. God rebukes them for this, and instead answers Job's blinking incomprehension with, "Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding?" In the dialogue that follows, he basically tells Job - 'look, don't rationalize this; don't even try to rationalize it, for you know nothing. Instead trust in me, for only I know everything.'\n\nOur response to God in our dialogue with him really in the end has to be humility. Why are we suffering? We'll probably never really know until we know fully and are fully known. Only know this - injustice, suffering - it will all end.\n\n"Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted." (Matthew 5:4)\n\n"He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there shall be no more death or mourning, wailing or pain, (for) the old order has passed away." (Revelation 21:4)\n\nA brave girl I once knew said, "Pray until something happens." (P.U.S.H.) Give it over to God. It may take time, it may take a route you do not yet know, but he has healing for you. He has always had healing for you, and it is yours, whom he will give it to as tenderly as an infant. It may not come when you expect, or in the way you expect, but trust in Him, and it will come.\n\nGod bless you, and you have my prayers.
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The last time I cried - about a half an hour ago while I was watching A Baby Story.  Before that, about 2 hours ago, just from looking at my beautiful baby girl.\n\nYes, I have cried over Jesus' death on the cross.  It was such a powerful moment that can bring you to your knees.
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Regardless of whether or not you feel sad, crying is a way for your body to release built up tension and stress. Ever been under an enormous amount of stress, then you hear a somewhat-funny joke and begin laughing hysterically...only to find yourself "laughing" so hard you're crying? Laughing is also a way for your body to release this tension. Your body is a miraculous machine and it needs to release negative energy in some way to keep on running. Perhaps you've been extra busy lately, or have had an extra amount of stuff on your mind...? Either way, your body is trying to regulate itself. It's nothing to be worried about.
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do you whine and cry or bust in to tears about a low grade ? seems like more to it then what your saying or trying to hide. why not ask him/her to tell you why they think that way
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yes some men cry. i cried at my mothers funeral and the day she died. i also cried when my son was born. your bf is either depressed or thinks playing sensitive will get him points with you. how women react to a man cring is up to her. my gf at the time of my moms death was very compassionate and held me and listened to me about how i felt. my son is now 2 yrs old and my wife still talks about how sweet she thought it was to see me cring because i was so overwhelmed with happiness to hold my new born son. again though it is all up to the individual on how they react.
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Everyone cries. Men and women. Perhaps women share their tears a bit more openly.....but we all cry inside. Its ok to cry......its cleansing in a sense. Ok well....without the soap.....that stings. But it does somehow make you feel better after a good cry. You've let all your emotions come to the surface and find their way out into the open. And sometimes that's exactly what you have to do in order to move beyond the pain and on to the next level of healing. So let the tears come if they want to. Its ok. :)
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Not really.  I often find it hard to stop once I get going, and I find myself crying even more because I am so sad.  It is a strange cycle, and I just look forward to the times when I have no reason to cry anyway!
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It may be a nocebo, everyone's nose either clogs or runs after crying, but if you relate it to allergies the nocebo effect kicks in and you THINK you are allergic to something, and thus you "are" :P
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Our sinuses, ears nose and eyes are all connected. So when you cry you will experience symptoms in one or sometimes all of these areas. As for the hiccups it is because we forget to breathe properly while upset. We either hold our breath or hyperventilate.
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Well, usually friendship doesn't bring more pain than love. Usually, friends know your weakness and then avoid them becuase of that, they care for you and do whatever they can to help you, they look out for you and never try to hurt you. But alas, not everyone is like that. Are you in a situation where your friendship is bringing more pain than love? If so, you aren't alone, i have the same thing going on. If you are in pain because of a friendship, i would suggest you approach your friend and let them know why you are feeling like you do. Don't get mad at them and blame them like "you are the cause for my grief" and such, approach calmy and explain why you are in pain.  For your question, the reason we are hurt by the persons we care most about it just that reason, we care more about them because we have invested so much into that relationship, so we take whatever they say or do more seriously than what a stranger may say. You tend to trust them more, so if they hurt you it hurts far more than if a stranger hurt you. I don't really know what your question is, so i can't really think about what else to say. If you want to talk or vent or whatever feel free to emial me. Whatever happens, i wish you the best of luck!\n\n-sarah
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Dear Sally,\n\nFriends do not bully friends, especially best friends.  You need to work on your self esteem and find new friends and let new people (nice ones) get to know you.  You certainly deserve better than that.  Friends are supposed to bring out the best out of us not to make us sad.\n\nI heard that no one deserves your tears and the ones who would deserve your tears would never want to make you cry because they love you too much.\n\nGood luck!  Big hugs
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Two reasons: 1) Stress causing chemicals exit your body via tears so you cry to lower your stress level.  2) Its a visual clue to others that you need help.  Studies have shown women cry more around men who don't notice less conspicuous signs of sadness and stress in their mates.
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Crying or weeping: Is increased lacrimation due to strong emotional stress or pain. This practice is not restricted to negative emotions; many people have been known to cry when extremely happy. In humans, emotional tears can be accompanied by reddening of the face and sobbing — cough-like, convulsive breathing, sometimes involving spasms of the whole upper body. Tears brought about by emotions have a different chemical make up than those for lubrication. \n\n\nSome claim that humour cannot or should not be explained. Author E. B. White once said that "Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but the thing dies in the process and the innards are discouraging to any but the pure scientific mind." However, attempts to do just that have been made, as follow.
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I used to cry when I was going to get a shot as a little girl. I was a big baby! But now, I have learned to just look away and calm my self with the simple, mature awareness that, of course, it is going to hurt a little and sting for a moment. But knowing that, I don't have to over react. When the hurt happens I wince, take a deep breath, ride on top of the pain for a second, and then it is over.
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Good question, I dunno-- I don't cry a lot because I absolutely hate being emotional. Everyone in my family always says I have a black heart--jeez that hurts! Well, I really do have a heart just to let you know. I tend to cry during war movies--I love them, but they're sad.
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definitely! i'm the same way. i had a mental breakdown a couple nights ago and cried for 3 hours straight. it was horrible, i was screaming and biting myself. you have to keep your emotions in check and vent them little by little each day. if you hold them in, you'll have a huge breakdown. not good.\nhope i helped!