A number of facts bear out the argument that in order to recover speedily from negative emotion, you should allow yourself to cry. You don't have to be ashamed of crying. Anxiety and sorrow can flow out of the body along with tears. Consider the case of Donna. Her son unfortunately died in a car accident. The intensity of the blow made her unable to cry. She said ," It was not until two weeks later that I began to cry. And then I felt as if a big stone had been lifted from my shoulders. It was the tears that brought me back to earth and helped me survive the crisis."