It's Ok To Ask For Help
- Georgina Skinner
- Apr 26, 2023
- 2 min read
Written By Georgina Skinner
For a long time I kept how I was feeling inside. It was agony. And it all build on top of each other. It was all consuming, exhausting, and confusing. I couldn't figure out what I was feeling by myself.
It took me years to ask for help. It was the hardest thing for me to do. I felt like I might let people around me down. I was putting pressure of expectations on myself. I needed to show up for work. I needed to “just push through”. In reality my health and life were much more important than going to work. Especially when being at work led to increased panic attacks, an inability to focus, and more anxiety.
When I finally asked for help, it was like the flood gates opened. A weight lifted. Don't get me wrong it didn't lift over night or even over months. It has taken years for me to get to where I am now and things still collapse in on me every now and then. But I can talk about it, I have a support network in place to prevent me from getting to where I found myself before.
The people around you will surprise you with their response. You might surprise yourself with who you feel safe talking to about it with. Asking for help doesn't mean asking the world or telling everyone you know. It's small steps that will help you. You only need to ask one person for your reality to start to shift. It doesn't even have to be someone you know, you can ask for support through Samaritans, through better help, a therapist or your doctor. Your work might have included benefits, such as a service you can contact to get help and a therapist. A company I recently worked for, offered and paid for a service just like this. I found my therapist through them, and the first 6 sessions were paid for by the company. It is fully confidential, so the company didn't know which employee was asking for help or why.
You have options. You are not alone. And you don't have to feel stuck or drowning in the overwhelm of your anxiety and depression.
You can do it. Ask for help. It's the first step that's the hardest.
Big Love
Georgie xx
Founder of @howdoyoupeel
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