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If we don't allow ourselves an emotional release, our bodies will attempt to figure that out for us. The body is constantly regulating itself to achieve homeostasis. For example, we sweat when we are too hot in order to cool off, and we shiver when we are too cold in an attempt to warm up. As we grieve the loss of a pet, our bodies will experience immense ups and downs of emotion. When our emotions need to be released, we commonly cry as an outlet to return to our homeostasis and move through our grief. Each time we release our emotions, our bodies are working towards healing. When we cry due to an emotional reaction, our 
tears are produced by the endocrine system. These tears chemically react within our bodies to promote a feel-good and pain-reduction cocktail. As such, our hormonesallow the 
release of leucine-enkephalin, which removes toxins from the body in an attempt to reduce stress. Again, this is the body's way of working towards maintaining 
emotional homeostasis.