Asking for help is hard, especially for caregivers.
It’s uncomfortable; it’s vulnerable; it’s guilt-inducing. And then, what if you don’t even get any tangible support after you’ve put yourself out there?
The truth is, sometimes we don’t get all of the help we need, even when we do ask for it… But we also have to take the first step to ask to get any support at all. It’s unfair, honestly 😂
At the end of the day, asking for help is hard, not getting the help you actually asked for is even harder…
But when you do get it? That’s something else that’s hard to put into words. And we’re so so SO grateful to the people who show up in our lives that way and validate the difficulty of feeling vulnerable that way without making a big deal about it.
1 | I feel physically ill…
2 | Working on rewiring some things…
3 | This is deeply uncomfortable.
4 | COME ON!!
5 | It’s not like we’re getting a lot of volunteers…
6 | This is why we don’t even bother asking sometimes…
7 | Being kind to myself is the first step…
8 | Okay, now we’re getting somewhere.
9 | Yes, I do have control issues.
10 | There’s no feeling like it in the world.
11 | I mean, only if you’re not looking closely…
12 | This is what we want.
13 | Such a lonely feeling…
14 | There are too many options, and I’m not sure if they’ll be willing to do any of them!
15 | Already running the calculations!
16 | Ask for help?! In this economy?!
17 | I will scream. I’ll do it.
18 | IDK if I even know how to take a break at this point.
19 | If I have to explain every single thing 31 times….
20 | This would be ideal!
21 | I refuse to acknowledge this.
22 | Sure, doing gre–*gurgle gurgle*
