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dandroid@dandroid.app 11 months ago
You are absolutely not an asshole for needing help and asking for it.
Too often people need help but refuse to ask because of pride, embarrassment, or some other reason. To need help and ask for it is brave, not shameful.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 11 months ago
It is both pride and embarrassment in my case, that’s definitely true. Thanks.
dandroid@dandroid.app 11 months ago
I guess they are sort of the same thing. But I’m a firm believer that being able to identify why you might not want to ask for help (or feel any feeling, really) is an important step to take, because that can give you insight into what solution you want to pursue.
When I saw therapy, this is what was most helpful for me. Being able to identify the underlying reasons for my feelings was a game changer for me.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I agree, it’s something that needs to be explored psychologically, but I don’t know that I have time to work it out in therapy at this point.
dandroid@dandroid.app 11 months ago
Of course. That makes sense. I just meant to say that I think you being able to point to those things as contributor to why you are hesitant to ask for help is a good thing. 🙂