ask for help when you need it!

[anna]

i just wanted to say something about the 'learn how to ask for help when you need it' tip. I couldnt agree more, it changed my life.
For years i struggled with the same re-occurring relationship patterns (i.e problems) and i knew that i needed to re-assess my own boundaries, thought patterns and expectations but i was far to embarrassed to seek 'professional' help. Actually, some part of me also didnt think that my problems were big enough or warranted a therapists help so i went around in self-destructive circles for years. I'd also well and truly resigned myself to the fact that i would be single forever!
Anyway, the point im trying to get to is that i finally found out where a 'cheap' 'good' therapist was and i went once a week for two years!!
And guess what? it helped me beyond belief, both emotionally and physically, a persistent stomach ulcer that i had suffered from for years went away and i felt so much happier about life in general, and i even found a true love and that def wouldnt have happened if i hadnt done all that work on myself.
I know it all sounds very cheesy but thats exactly what happened.

[Akira]

That doesnt sound cheesy at all. Okay maybe a little bit but it's does have a good point about seeking or asking for help.

I guess people find it hard to seek 'professional' help because they have long associated therapists with 'crazy' people, which is definitely not the case.

It's great to hear that everything has worked out for you Anna!!