So much of our reluctance to ask for help is fear of being too much for others to handle and fear of the subsequent rejection we’d feel if others can’t handle us. I’ve been thinking about the relationships I have where I end up feeling like I’m too much. In them, I retreat when I am feeling vulnerable. That is sometimes a reminder that vulnerability scares me and I may need to lean in and open up. But it is often information for me about what place those relationships can have in my life, and how much, and what kind of, energy I should give to them. I might really like those people, but maybe
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