Do you struggle to ask for help, and wonder why it is so difficult to do?

I used to be that person, i absolutely had to do everytihng myself as i didn't want to rely on anyone else, but there came a stage where it cost me my mental health. Being that person that had to be strong for everyone, ashamed to cry in front of anyone, as i was always reminded as a kid "why are you crying now Nova", it lead me to feel ashamed to cry, and ashamed to ask for help in an way, shape or form. Going through the worse moments in my life but still unable to ask for help. If this is you, you are certainly not alone as it is easy to disguise your issues to the outside world. In the end i did ask for help, i reached out to my family, and i then reached out to therapy, taking that first step was so damn hard, i was absolutely terrified of what was to come. But in the end it was the best decision i ever made, therapy gave me an understanding of who i was as a person, and the needs i had. It's not selfish to reach out, and you do not have to do anything alone. As a therapist myself now, i am that person helping others to understand their issues, their emotions, and most of all enablng my clients to be the best person they can be. And i wouldn't be the person i am today, and the therapist i have become without going through the traumas i faced, thinking i couldn't or shouldn't ask for help.
All i can say is help is available, and you just have to take that leap of faith and ask for it.
"It's never to late to ask for help".
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