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rationalNest8353
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Struggling with asking for help
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 April 28th, 2021
...See more I feel like, in theory, I’d love to ask for help. Or just to talk with someone. I actually daydream about it quite frequently. But whenever presented with an opportunity to do so, I feel extremely guilty because I’m reminded that someone else, another human being, is on the receiving end of all my complaints and it’s not fair for me to burden them with all of that. I feel like I’m caught in a continuous loop of guilt and at the same time needing help and it just keeps getting worse and i keep feeling worse. because even when someone OFFERS to listen, i’d still feel guilty sharing my issues with them. i really don’t know how to address this properly without burdening anyone. i want help but i feel like i cant do that without harming or bothering anyone, and that’s the issue — if anything, i should help others instead of expecting the opposite. And what if they can’t help? Should I just leave them with the knowledge they can’t? That’s not fair to them. I really do want help, I really do, but I feel like I’m unworthy of it most of the time, and I feel like by expressing a desire for help I’d be inconveniencing others at the very least. And that would just make me feel worse.
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