Refusing Help when needed: being your own worst self enemy
She cooks dinner, she does the laundry still, God bless her, but it's very hard. So my question to you, dear listeners, and again, as a special education teacher, I have so many ways I can handle this for families that are not my own, where as much as I love my students, I can emotionally detach a bit and do what I need to do to get them the assistance they need
Nick Hydier
@NickHydier9813 · 4:07
You, Leanne. I have to say this is a this was a very good one and the one that really got me thinking, especially because I've really been in this position myself. Now, I would have to say I'm somewhat very similar to your brother in that even though I've always recognized that I am disabled, it I've often refused help at times myself from people, you know, that saying that I can do things on my own or that I don't really need assistance
Marque LaMar
@overlythematic · 4:56
We are supposed to be the rock for whomever and when we have to rely on others because of something we can't do, then it hurts. And of course it shouldn't. But that's just how it's been. And it's probably going to take a few decades to change that. Now, similar to my brother, however, it just begins with dialogue, a conversation, trying to empathize with that person in that situation
Swell Team
@Swell · 0:15
It's. Wow. Thank you so much for your candor and telling me about your brother. I really appreciate it. And I think in some ways, you and I are in the same boat. I never really thought about the Masculinity angle and how that might be difficult to ask for help. So thank you for that. That they definitely gave me some good food for thought. And, yeah, I will talk to my brother and more so than I already have
You. Thanks, Nick, for that. Always appreciated. Yeah. My brother's a very interesting one, and I agree with some of what you said. But with him, I don't know. I think he's more just frankly, in denial. And even though he might realize things, he does things a little bit differently. I really think there's a huge denial aspect there on his part. But thank you for what you had to say