The four types of crying are as follows...

The four types of crying are as follows: Crying as a result of relationship and affection This type of crying takes place due to problems or when tragic events, like bereavement of a beloved, come to pass. Crying of this kind does not usually happen out of one’s own volition, but occurs involuntarily.

This type of crying, in the terminology of psychologists and mental therapists, is termed psychological emptying or emotional release of the aroused feelings and is related to the individual and his repressed or unfulfilled needs. Crying as a result of belief This type of crying is that of a person who sheds tears during supplication while evaluating his present and future deeds and circumstances.

This type of crying has its roots in faith and ideology and is not related to fears about this world and our day to day life. Crying to seek perfection and excellence Sometimes crying is a result of seeking virtue and moral perfection, like the crying which takes place when a teacher, a moral adviser, a prophet, an imam or anyone of high moral calibre departs this life.

This type of crying views things from this perspective that we, in the deepest recesses of our hearts, have a strong admiration for perfection and spiritual growth. We are overwhelmed when these types of perfection are available, and we become distressed when they are lost. The crying that takes place in mourning ceremonies is sometimes of this type.

Crying for the persecuted and oppressed In this type of crying, we feel sympathy for one who is being treated unjustly or inhumanely like when we cry because of the harsh oppression that was imposed upon the Holy Prophet (S) and the Holy Imams (as), especially the brutal oppression which was committed against the Doyen of Martyrs, Imam al-Husayn (as), and other numerous hardships that the (as) suffered.

Mourning ceremonies and depression Depressive disorders are divided into three main groups: Major depression. Habitual depression. Circumstantial depression.[^1] Major depression is the most intense type of depression. Some of its signs include: a. Feelings of sorrow, emptiness or purposelessness for the greater part of the day or even the whole day. b. Visible and apparent decrease of interest in and enjoyment of daily activities for the better part of the day. c.

Visible decrease in body weight without abstaining from food or noticeable increase in body weight in the course of one month. d. Inability to sleep (insomnia) or sleepiness throughout the day.