Accepting Help Is a Sign of Strength
Too often, we think of accepting help as a sign of weakness. In reality, knowing when and how to accept help from our network is a sign of strength.
Too often, we think of accepting help as a sign of weakness. In reality, knowing when and how to accept help from our network is a sign of strength.
Finding a healthy way to express our needs in our relationships is an important step on the road to emotional help. Thankfully, Marsha Linehan of DBT fame has a great acrostic to help us with this: the DEAR MAN skill.
When our responses do not fit the facts or when acting on them is not the best or appropriate response, it’s time to practice Opposite Action.