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> # Laughing and crying, you know it's the same release.

[Joni Mitchell](https://quotesby.net/Joni-Mitchell)\#29

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## About this quote

What does it mean?Laughter and tears are both forms of emotional catharsis that relieve internal pressure.In plain termsBoth laughing and crying help you let out feelings.What can you take from it?Accept all emotional expressions as valid releases.

### Where it applies

- processing grief
- celebrating joy
- emotional regulation

### Putting it to work

- allow yourself to cry when sad
- laugh freely when happy

### Questions to consider

- How do you usually release stress?
- Have you ever felt both at once?

### Another view

Not all crying or laughing is purely cathartic; some is performative.

## More from Joni Mitchell

1. > Some are friendly Some are cutting Some are watching it from the wings Some are standing in the centre giving to get something.

[Permalink to quote \#28](https://quotesby.net/Joni-Mitchell/28/ "Permalink to quote 28")
2. > Friends have told her 'Not so proud' Neighbors trying to sleep are yelling 'Not so loud' Lovers in anger, 'Block of ice' Harder and harder just to be nice.

[Permalink to quote \#30](https://quotesby.net/Joni-Mitchell/30/ "Permalink to quote 30")
3. > Secrets and sharing soda, That's how our time began. Love is a story told to a friend It's second hand.

[Permalink to quote \#27](https://quotesby.net/Joni-Mitchell/27/ "Permalink to quote 27")

## Related quotes

1. > We are made of emotions. We are all looking for emotions, basically. It's only a question of finding the way to experience them.

[Ayrton Senna](https://quotesby.net/Ayrton-Senna)[Ayrton Senna quote \#6](https://quotesby.net/Ayrton-Senna/6/ "Permalink to quote 6")
2. > Despair is perfectly compatible with a good dinner, I promise you.

[William Makepeace Thackeray](https://quotesby.net/William-Makepeace-Thackeray)[William Makepeace Thackeray quote \#11](https://quotesby.net/William-Makepeace-Thackeray/11/ "Permalink to quote 11")
3. > Jealousy does not wait for reasons.

[Mahatma Gandhi](https://quotesby.net/Mahatma-Gandhi)[Mahatma Gandhi quote \#44](https://quotesby.net/Mahatma-Gandhi/44/ "Permalink to quote 44")

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