Crying Is Not A Sign Of Weakness – It’s A Sign Of Emotional Intelligence

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According to Roger Baker, Professor of Clinical Psychology at Bournemouth University and author of Emotional Processing: Healing Through Feeling: “Crying does help us process faster than if we don’t cry at all, but it’s not the only thing — it’s part of a package of expressing it. If your father died, your natural reaction would be to cry. You wouldn’t be able to get it out of your mind, you’d be discussing it a great deal, and you couldn’t work or do anything initially. But gradually, the turmoil would subside. You’d reach a point where you could look at photos, and although you’d remember him, there would be no powerful emotional reaction.

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When was the last time one of you baws had a good cry?

Next time you get a little misty eyed hauling arse down I-12 after dragging up listening to “this ain’t nothing” by Craig Morgan. Or looking at that first paycheck after she finds out where you work and your wages start to get garnished for child support. Just let it out.