I can't say it was good but....

Click here first, then press play [~3min video].

Then the rest of what I wrote will make sense.

I have been reading so much on emotionally breaking down involuntarily, that I’ve aggregated three areas to understand in order to stop, prevent and realize the benefits of crying.  

These were culled from more than one article.  Everyone knows "that time heals all"...but in the meantime, by writing these down, or reading them over and over again, I hope to have them more readily available when the need arises:

3 Ways to Stop Crying once it has started:

A) Walk away: by removing yourself - you can get control of your emotions by physically leaving the area.

B) Use Words: Pause more and choose more concise words to express yourself (ie give your brain a task).

C) Focus or Think about something entirely different.  Preferably, a funny moment you can easily remember.  Visualize it, if possible.

3 Methods to avoid crying:

A) Talk to someone:  A friend, co-worker, etc., before you hit the point of no return.

B) Write it down: Uh-hmmm, exactly what I am doing.

C) Modify You:  Change your thoughts, or patterns of them, by focusing on why they are your triggers.  In other words, intellectualize it as another brain exercise.

4 Benefits when you do cry:

A) It will soothe you when it’s over.  A 2014 Study found that there is a direct link to a self soothing connection which relaxes your PNS (parasympathetic nervous system).

B) It releases endorphins.  Like pain meds.

C) Enhances your mood and releases stress.

D) Fights bacteria as tears contain a fluid called lysozyme.  A 2011 Study found that lysozyme (present in emotional tears, which are different than other tears) had such powerful antimicrobial properties that it could even help to reduce risks presented by bio-terror agents, such as anthrax. 

I obviously didn’t read each study but simply parsed them.