I was often uncomfortable asking for help when I needed it. I am a very strong and independent person and it is difficult to admit I needed help. Like ladyjrnlist said, sometimes it has to come to a crisis before you "see the light" and that is what happened to me. Since then, I have learned to be more comfortable with my feelings and how to express them without sounding like a whinning baby all the time. Once I learned how to ask for support when I needed it, my life has been so much better and I feel like for the first time in my life I am truly stable!