Character Crux

I've been reading a lovely biography on Amelia Earhart (if you're interested, it's called East to the Dawn, by Susan Butler), and with every chapter I'm amazed at the way she's able to carry herself through difficult times. I wasn't aware of how strenuous her childhood was, and I truly admire how well she could mask her problems in order to keep her friends and relations at ease. I often find myself at a crux when it comes to dealing with tight or strenuous situations: I feel as though I need people's help and advice at times when I feel alone, but at the same time I'm concerned that I'm burdening them with news of the blues. I've found often throughout my life that I get along very well with mental blocks - with these in tow, I'm able to face a lot more. A tendency I have is to go into overdrive with sunshine and sugar when I speak or correspond with people. In this way, I keep them at ease and attempt to pour sunshine on my situation. In short, I turn things into a Pollyanna kind of world in attempt to bandage the situation. I've heard various stances on the way I handle this: some say that mental blocks are unhealthy, while others encourage me to keep my emotions to myself, never allowing them to spill onto my sleeve. Which is more healthy, I'd like to know? I believe that to a certain extent, everyone uses mental blocks - the way Amelia utilizes hers is quite ingenious, and I think, shows great strength of character. Proverbs mentions that the person who controls his spirit is better than he who takes a city (v. 16:32). So are we to keep our feelings to ourselves and allow time and concentration to aid our problems, or should we take our cares to others? Does it depend on the situation or the extremity? Unfortunately, life isn't as easy as the steps in a cook-book, but we also have a Roadmap and a Guide to help us through the difficulties. And in Amelia's case, we have planes. ;^)