PS001: From A Whisper To A Scream
Poetry Sessions 001: From A Whisper To A Scream It is so difficult to ask for help when you feel like your feelings or troubles will impact your loved ones in a negative way. Sometimes, their response might even make you feel worse than you felt when you decided to confide. This in turn makes it even more difficult for you to try again, which creates a vicious cycle. Oftentimes I think it's easy for us to feel as though we are burdening other people with our feelings or our issues. Even though we know we need help, it's hard to ask it of people who can't necessarily empathize or don't particularly understand. It's also difficult when we have people in our support systems who might personalize our issues and be offended or hurt by them. I know for me personally, (someone who has been diagnosed with depression and anxiety for years), it's hard to feel as though the people in my support system should have to deal with what seems to be my never-ending neg...
