I was talking with my Mom recently about family members and how prideful they are. Prideful in not asking for help or acknowledging they need help. For centuries, mental health had developed a strong negative stigma that too many still refuse to talk about it. And the first step in any recovery will always be the acknowledgement that help is needed. When someone lives in a life for so long it is not healthy, it is very difficult to see the need for help. Life becomes safe from an unknown world. It is not that we don’t want to make the change or see that making a change is healthy. It is fear. Scared to leave a routine that we know so well.
Path
Humans are much like water. We travel through life in a path of least resistance. On one side is the way things have been. You may find pieces of happiness on occasion, but the path is simple. On the other side is an unknown life. One that could be filled with happiness or have more torment. It is full of challenges and decisions. Which would you choose?
Children are told (especially boys) to be strong and do it on their own. Show them how it’s done and be the best. Then we try to ask for a “team player” and wonder why they struggle. Girls, we are taught young that boys should do tough stuff for us. Then we grow up demanding to do everything ourselves. That the strongest is the independent one. The answer is, it’s both and none. Life is about balance. The strength comes in being able to accomplish things on your own but also knowing when it is smart to ask for help. How to balance independence with the times dependence is needed. And especially when it comes to mental health, the strongest have a strong support team beside them.
Strong
It is not weakness to ask for help, but strength. Power within your mind to see when assistance is needed. Never think of yourself or anyone else as being weak. It only takes less than 1 minute to ask for help. Hold onto that as you climb to your happiness.
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With great warmth,
