Reading a thread the thought about how hard I always found to ask for help popped up my mind.
I think it has to do with me having social anxiety.
It’s funny because I’m pretty active at helping others if it’s on my hand. Not gregarious. Only interested to know whether people are ok or not, sensitive and empathetic. A natural thing as most of people. However I don’t remember the last time I asked for help. I have been for decades keeping things for me and the only person I asked help for were my psychologists and very important with money in exchange.

I’m not even restricting this absence of request to psychological stuff. I don’t do it in any field of my life. For example, when I asked here for somebody to help me with my English. I made clear that there must be an interchange and that I would help to learn Spanish.

I wonder if this could be the next step forward to give.

I’m sure that the main thought that cross my mind for not doing so is that I don’t want to bother the other person.
It was even worse in the past because I didn’t dare to ask a stranger about a direction. So, somehow I already get a step forward.
Who or what put this thought of “ don’t bother” in my mind. What is stopping me? What am I afraid of? Normally, people offer their help nicely among themselves.

Do you also experience this?