What do we do when we get angry and overwhelmed by a desire to cry?

We usually feel upset and frustrated when we are angry to the point of crying.

It is normal to suddenly feel angry, frustrated and resentful to the point of shedding tears.

Which is confusing because in a way it makes us vulnerable.

In fact, it almost resembles what a two-year-old goes through when his anger translates into screaming and crying.

In a report published by the Spanish magazine "Lamenteesmaravillosa", the writer Flaria Sabatar said that in this case we can only admit that human feelings are complex and contradictory.

Understanding why we react in a certain way to certain stimuli allows us to have more control over our emotions.

These reasons make you cry when you get angry

In a paper, Dr. Robert Provine of the University of Maryland points out that the brain does not have a mechanism that automatically activates crying when we are sad, explaining that tears are primarily an emotional release mechanism and are common when we are overwhelmed by certain psychological situations.

In fact, some people cry when they are feeling very happy and when they are afraid or anxious.

If you cry out of anger, it is a normal reaction to a strong emotional state.

Crying in response to intense emotions is not a weakness, says Dr. Provine.

Feeling like crying when we're angry is the brain's way of relieving internal overload (Shutterstock)

Your brain wants you to feel better..crying is a way to vent

Anger and frustration are among the most intense states that we can experience on a psychosomatic level.

Our muscles become tense, we feel stomach fluctuations and the heart rate racing.

Feeling the urge to cry when we're angry is the brain's way of relieving our internal overload.

Sadness often stands behind anger

Sadness often hides behind many feelings of anger, and we notice this a lot with the people close to us.

There are co-workers, friends, and family members we often argue with and they always seem frustrated and any discussion can become a source of contention or humiliation for them.

If we can find out what is inside of these people, we will discover, for example, that they feel lonely, disappointed, unhappy and frustrated for a long time, and this situation can make them cry in the middle of an argument.

When we do not develop proper emotional self-awareness it will be very difficult to understand what we are feeling.

This can lead us to cry when angry.

Suffering from a lot of intense emotions

A person is able to experience multiple and contradictory feelings at the same time.

For example, we may feel happy and sad at the same time, producing a classic emotional paradox.

Similarly, crying in anger is a response to a whole mix of emotions and accumulations such as stress, anxiety, disappointments, fears, and even feelings of injustice.

Crying is the first step to finding inner peace and a sense of psychological comfort to later deal with the source of the nuisance, obviously (Shutterstock)

What do we do when we get angry and want to cry?

The last thing we should do is hold back the tears and stifle that natural and necessary mechanism for venting negative emotions.

We have to express how we feel, and crying is the first step to finding inner peace and a sense of peace of mind to later deal with the annoyance clearly.

Once you identify those feelings and their source, find ways to help you feel better.

Feel free to share your feelings and concerns with someone else. Talking about your feelings out loud helps liberate you and allows you to gain new opinions.

Emotional management is a mental health exercise that we should all foster.