{"id":132026,"date":"2020-05-20T19:43:45","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T17:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=132026"},"modified":"2020-05-20T19:43:48","modified_gmt":"2020-05-20T17:43:48","slug":"the-benefits-of-crying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=132026","title":{"rendered":"The Benefits of Crying"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"922\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-122SRX3sbI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We often believe that the very worst and most immature thing to do might be to cry about our sorrows. In fact, the ability to go off for a while and have a very intense cry about how awful everything is is in fact a crucial bit of wisdom &#8211; and a very adult move as well. Being a crybaby isn&#8217;t just something children should be afraid of being called, it&#8217;s something every adult should be proud to remember about themselves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We often believe that the very worst and most immature thing to do might be to cry about our sorrows. 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