to speak? or to sleep?

have you ever been upset by something, big or small, and tried to sleep on it?  for me, it is impossible.  i never know when it is too small to bring up, or too big to let go.  i just need to get the thoughts out of my head.  i'm not always looking for an apology because sometimes the issue is so tiny and all in my head that the other person has nothing to apologize for.  more times than not, i just need to say my emotions and thoughts out loud to the person and just have them listen.  is that selfish?  i sure hope not because it is helpful.  

i think it all boils down to feeling exposed and slightly ridiculous about having our emotions in the first place.  i tend to apologize for feeling certain emotions, and this is wrong.  they are emotions. they do not need to run your life, but they do creep in every once in a while.  how you manage them is important, but they are not to be shoved in a corner, unexpressed.  this can be way negative. 

just something i was thinking about ...