Summary-line: 19-Apr          deb@jloda.cci.com  #Re: Tears
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Subject: Re: Tears

On Apr 18,  8:53pm, you said:

)>From: botteron@bu-it.bu.edu (Carol Botteron)
)Date: Thu, 18 Apr 91 19:41:48 -0400

)I've heard (sorry, no references) that tears we cry when we're unhappy
)contain "bad" stress chemicals, and that this is one of the body's ways
)of getting rid of them.  Supposedly when we cry because we're chopping
)onions or because of some other external irritsnt, the tears do not
)contain these chemicals.

I have heard this also, maybe from the same source.  I know it was in the
newspapers a few years ago.

)If this is true, maybe a person's skin can be sensitive to the stress
)chemicals.  Original poster -- do you have the same swelling problem
)if you cry from chopping onions?

It's been years since I've chopped onions, so I can't say.  I don't remember
having this problem the last time I did though.

It's been even longer than that since I've cried tears of joy (not that I
haven't been joyous, it just doesn't make me cry), so I can't say if I
get this when that happens either.  Just stress and emotion.

)Disclaimer:  I can't be positive of any of this, but if anyone knows
)better, someone would probably be interested.

I certainly would.  I was going to an allergist a few years ago and was
treated for pollen, mold and dust allergies (the animal allergies they
left alone), and I mentioned the problem with the tears, but he didn't
seem to think allergy was my problem and to my knowledge didn't investigate
it.

)Carol Botteron  botteron@bu-it.bu.edu

>-- End of excerpt from Cyndi Norman


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