Asking for help

Asking for help is like throwing yourself over the edge. You don’t know where you’re going to land, or whether you will survive the fall.

The first time I asked for help, I crash-landed. There was nothing to do but pick myself up, dust myself off and try again.

The second time, I was handed a parachute. But it was still a long way down. It was just the start of a turbulent journey.

Many months later, I wrote a letter to my GP. “You may not remember,” I wrote, “our 10 minute appointment, but I do. Thankyou. For listening. For not judging. For throwing me a lifeline.”

Someone WILL help you, even if it’s not the first time you ask.

So take a deep breath, and leap. Leap again if you need to. Good things will come.

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