It's easy to let yourself huddle into a fetal position when times get tough and try to weather it out on your own. We let ourselves think that no one can help us, it's all our fault and so we should suffer for our mistakes and deal with the consequences. But that kind of mentality only leads to more tough times, and we start to shrink away from those we love and the world.
Instead, at least for me, I needed to reach out. Tell, not just one person, about my anxieties for the future. Let them share their experiences and what worked for them, and get motivated by it all.
If you don't know something, ask someone about it. You aren't being rude to them, wasting their time, looking stupid, any of that. You're learning. You're growing. And nothing about that is bad.
I realize this is an extremely simple concept, but it's harder to adopt in practice for some of us than most of us would assume. But I think I'm ready now. Ready to start reaching out.
