Chronic Illness on Sidechat | The reason why I sometimes don’t ask for help when I need to is because of how I was treated when I was in the beginning of my recovery from my TBI. People remembered how “resourceful” I was and treated me like I was an inconvenience when asking for help.

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Chronic Illness 1w

The reason why I sometimes don’t ask for help when I need to is because of how I was treated when I was in the beginning of my recovery from my TBI. People remembered how “resourceful” I was and treated me like I was an inconvenience when asking for help.

Anonymous 1w

I know now that I am allowed to ask for help, and I have reminded people that it sometimes is necessary for me to ask for help. I am not the same person as I used to be, and I’m allowed to ask for support.

Anonymous 1w

people had the mindset of “you were so resourceful back then, and I’m used to that, so you can take care of your own needs.” But when I did reach out for support in the beginning, I was ignored, and people didn’t believe me due to used to being a resourceful person. Brain injuries are not fun, and are very challenging to recover from all by yourself. I literally had no one except for my doctors. My doctors were sweet and supportive, but they weren’t my family. I am glad I’m reaching out