Today let’s talk about allowing people to help me.
Have you ever felt like you couldn’t count on anyone, that you had to do everything by yourself?
As an adult, I was always there to help others. Yet oddly, I remember dragging a chest of drawers up a staircase by myself because I wouldn’t ask anyone to help me move. Much of my life was that way – a solitary struggle. Most of the time it never even occurred to me to ask for help. Growing up in an alcoholic family, I learned that I should never rely on or need others – they would only let you down. When I started admitting I needed help, I had to ask people to support me, sometimes by confronting my own character traits that were getting in my way. It was really tough at first, but gradually became easier, and life got much better.
Has it ever been difficult to allow others to support you?
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Dan L. Hays offers encouragement for adult children of alcoholics.
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