Some trauma survivors ask for help late. Very late, actually. Not when the problem first starts, or when the first warning sign shows up. Not when they are tired, scared, overloaded, sick, confused, or beginning to slip. They ask when the situation has already become difficult to hide. When the bill is overdue, their body is breaking down, their relationship is almost gone, their job is at risk, when the anxiety has become unmanageable or depres…
Solving everything on your own may seem like a sample of autonomy, but when asking for help becomes an almost unthinkable option there may be much more behind than a simple personal preference.