Do Not Be Afraid to Talk To Your Friends or Family

I think we as a society has gotten the notion that maturity is keeping in all your negative feelings while grinning and bearing it. While that may work in some situations it is also healthy to vent every once in awhile.

Talk to your friend, fellow writers or family. If you are feeling down talk to someone. Whether the problem is big or small.

Keeping it in, letting it eat away at your will to work will just make you feel worse and eat up the time you could have spent doing something productive or fun.

I often fell into the trap of not talking and just letting things build up and bury my thoughts.

Finally when I had a simple conversation with someone, I felt much better. While it didn't completely remove the worry or pain, it did make me feel better.

So on this July 4th, don't be afraid to open yourself up to others etc.

Whether it be online or in person, just talk. You'll be happy that you did.