It always happens to you. You put on a love movie, one of those sad ones, or one about war conflicts, or one whose protagonists suffer terrible psychological problems, perhaps a movie with a complex plot… and what happens to you at the end? That you end up crying Sometimes you don’t even wait for the end, because you get emotional in the middle of the movie when there’s a coup d’état. Are you therefore a crybaby, or a weak person? None of that, it turns out that if you are able to empathize with what happens in fiction… you are emotionally stronger!
Emotional strength in relation to crying with movies
- It is not that people who cry when they see something that is not real are weaker or less able to bear the horror of something sad or unpleasant in the movies, it is that they are more empathetic. Empathy is the most important personal skill, which means that you know how to put yourself in the other’s place when they have a feeling, whether positive or negative. Empathy does not only have to do with the ability to be in the shoes of someone close. It is also related to those people who are not part of your comfort zone and also to those who appear through a screen.
- If the protagonists of a movie suffer or go through hardships and your heart is moved, it is possible that you cry, because you put yourself in the situation that they live. We repeat, that does not make you weak or soft. You are stronger because emotional strength is one that is identified with personal success. You are stronger because your emotional intelligence is alert, and you will not only be more understanding, kind and compassionate, but also observant. Crying with movies has never had more benefits.