Do you believe that if you take care of enough people, Danny mused, eventually someone will notice and finally decide to take care of you? Danny’s question might as well have been directed at me. The Laziness Lie had browbeaten me into hiding every vulnerability and need and left me obsessed with proving my worth to other people. I couldn’t imagine asking for emotional support or care. Whenever I felt lonely or sad, I would try to boost my mood by helping somebody else.
