I let my mind stay right on the scene that was bringing out the tears. Dr. Craig just sat there listening and never said a word. In about 15 minutes the tears stopped and I was drying up my eyes and thinking and talking about what I was going to do the next day. I was ready to leave, almost before my 50 minute session was over. I went to Dr.
Tears ARE the catharsis of the soul.
None of this was painful. I have asked a lot of people and no one says that crying is painful. It is a relief. You've taken the approach of attachment parenting and made it so accessible to those of us with older children. My youngest son is like night and day since I have shown concern and interest when he cries, instead of denying his feelings and his need to express them.