good cry
Emotionally relieving tears
A good cry is a cathartic bout of weeping that leaves you feeling better afterward—emotionally released rather than drained.
The phrase acknowledges that crying, despite being associated with sadness, can be therapeutic: Sometimes you just need a good cry.
It's often sought deliberately through sad movies, music, or finally letting suppressed feelings surface.
- tearsViolent pulls apart
- catharticEmotionally releasing, relieving
- emotional releaseDischarge of pent-up feelings
- releaseTo let go
- sobbingConvulsive crying aloud
emotional · relief · weeping · tissues · cleansing · heartfelt · bittersweet · movie · pillow · therapeutic · sniffling · purge · overwhelmed · healing · vulnerable · letting go · sentimental · happy tears
good cryemotional repression
Blocking one's own feelings
stiff upper lip · putting on a brave face · holding back tears · stoicism · numbness
good cryugly cry
Intense, unflattering sobbing
breakdown · emotional collapse · meltdown · crying jag · spiraling