Stress & Feeling

So many people confuse stress and feeling. I have spent much time these past few years stressed over my son's addiction. Worried about the future, this is natural. When people see someone 'break down' and crying, they say, "you need to let go and stop stressing or you will get sick". Crying and "breaking down" is not stress, it is release, it is healing, it is feeling. Sark says "feelings are meant to be in motion. E. motion" the expression " if you can feel it, you can heal it", is the truth.
This is of great importance to someone in recovery, many addicts cannot, do not want, to be in touch with their feelings, they repress them, feel their stress, and to cope; attempt to alter them with mood altering substances. Feel your feelings, let them flow, if you know someone hurting and releasing their feelings, feel good for them, they are healthy, encourage, support them~they are healing.
"Those who don't know how to weep with their whole heart don't know how to laugh either." ~Golda Meir