Is that cliché? God I hope not, as most of the best writers have internalized, and stress is let go through their love of writing (just as well to get maybe nonfiction of a soul/or create beautiful fiction) which I pursue now, yet a lot of non fiction and non fiction, journalistic content)…
Sometimes It can become a problem, if not allowed to vent through the written words…
All I know is persistence, persistence and more, we can all go places man! I just try to let the pen flow on me, or rather journal; it seems though time slows a bit, as I write as many, so many… My words flow out of my subconscious and in other ways?
I couldn’t count on how many writers, do this, likely all of us do???
If I were to encourage someone in dire need of writing/English/ “writing, reading” no doubt, I’d do it as most all of us are indeed a family (just a large bulk of writing buddies). One Thing I tell others is anyone can write, it’s just the time consumption, willingness to be alone, like reclusiveness at times, plus we can always come up with different fields in writing, writing what we love to express, but never quit!
This will be short, but hopefully some can get something from this? I keep a nice digital video recorder, my favorite one next to me when I sleep with pen and paper, some of your best ideas you never knew could be what becomes void in that idea, sometimes profound? Use your imagination, be creative as possible; people love accurate well told stories, even if our grammar is off a tad or punctuation?
I promise us thinkers/writers, we can make our dream come to life, it’s about loving what we do, no matter what area in writing! I myself plan to cram even at 36, and think of online writing courses, basic refreshers, as I was always excellent in Writing especially, though far from many others, yet good enough when I give my best effort(s)…
Never give up, lets encourage the entire wordpress community to support one another and friends, wouldn’t that be something special man!;-) Never let those thoughts or stress, exit you, but only on paper, with quill in hand…
nobilitynotraein 
I used to sit with my self looking at the beautiful rice field bellow me and just think. Think and think, and talk with the plants around me, and talk with the animals I meet, and think.
I don’t want to offend you by writing many verses, but this just came into mind and I do not wish to ‘convert’ you or anything. This is just my genuine words I want to share.
“Behold, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of night and day, there are indeed signs for men of understanding… and contemplate the (wonders of) creation in the heavens and the earth (with the thought): ‘Our Lord, not for naught has Thou created (all) of this…'” (3: 190-191)