Don_Dickle to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 months agoTIL there are three types of tears: basal, reflex, and psychic. Psychic tears, produced when we're sad, contain leucine enkephalin, a natural painkiller that helps us feel better.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up1236arrow-down15
arrow-up1231arrow-down1external-linkTIL there are three types of tears: basal, reflex, and psychic. Psychic tears, produced when we're sad, contain leucine enkephalin, a natural painkiller that helps us feel better.en.wikipedia.orgDon_Dickle to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 months agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-square@pyre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish9•10 months agothat partly explains why crying feels good.
that partly explains why crying feels good.