Wanting help without knowing how to ask
Sometimes the things going on inside your head get so scary that you don’t even know how to put them into words. You want to tell someone. You want someone to know what youre really going through. You want to scream for help but at the same time youre terrified of what will happen if you actually let someone in.
@Lindsey103
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I get that.
Sometimes you just want to reach out so desperately that you are afraid at the same time, people will look at you differently or won't be able to handle it.
Will I burden them more?
Do I want anyone to see how far I've sunk?
It's so important to not go any deeper and reaching out for help is so important, it might be easier to do so with a stranger 💛
You don't deserve to struggle 💛
@Lindsey103
Hello my dear Lindsey, welcome to 7 Cups, we are here to listen, we are here to support, you are NOT alone anymore.
I have, in the past, been through a period EXACTLY like you are describing (part of me wonders whether that's coincidence or synchronicity... Hmmm)
I am most sorry that you have to go through it at all but don't worry, it can and does get better.
@Lindsey103 let me tell you what i am telling myself, maybe it'll help
I'm asking my self :what's the worst that could hapen if i do this? I think through the worst possible outcome and the best one too (which is called worst case scenario)
We have two options; negative or positive one
The negative one: you ask,and no one helps. So you're at zero, nothing gained, nothing lost
Now the positive one : someone responds and helps you, or even just listened to you. And that in itself is a win
@Lindsey103 think about what would happen if you wouldn’t.