Why does the body stop using crying as a pain response as we get older?

Question

when I was 8, a good headbump or playground injury would make me cry in pain. Now, in my 30s, I’ve had some of the worst injuries of my life with no crying response.

In: Biology

Answer 1

Because it doesn’t work. Crying as a child gets attention from the people who can fix it. Crying as an adult doesn’t.