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I have a lot of people that would pitch in and help no questions asked and not expect to be paid back. Those are good people to have in your life.
The problem is that I hate asking for help and won't ask even when the chips are down. I do have kids and when it comes to them I will ask for help when I need it. Because I don't want them suffering due to my pride getting in the way. When my daughter was little, one of her shoes fell apart. She had gotten her use it of them and money was tight tight. I had just bought this iPod Nano, pretty proud of it because I never buy anything for myself, another bad quality. I hadn't had it maybe 2 months $150 for it. I sold it without hesitation for $75 which was more than enough to get my little girl a new pair of good shoes. I would sell everything I own to keep my kids healthy and safe.
I tell people all the time that you can't be strong enough to fight for others if you aren't strong enough to fight for yourself. I have recently determined that I am no longer strong enough to fight for myself but I am still in there fighting for others. I can feel it slipping away from me. It is great to rely on others for help but don't do it so much that you forget how to fight for yourself. That is not what happened to me, I think I am just burnt out but I try to help everybody that I think deserves help. I help others, I don't enable them.
Be strong enough to try and do it on your own and if you feel like you need, not want help then don't be too stubborn like myself to ask for it. Just remember to pay it forward. Even tho I rarely ask for help I usually get the job done even if it leaves me beat to shit.
I feel I can rely on other people but it's not always the best option. It can make you too lazy and dependent. There's a certain simplicity that comes with only relying on yourself. You know what you're capable of in a certain time and making decisions is easier too because you don't have to figure out what other people want and if it's gonna cause problems. I'm in a situation right now where I might live with some people for another 6 months or so but I really want to be alone again.
I can only ever rely on myself first and foremost and my parents. Parents usually love you and have your back no matter what. They brought you into this world. Everybody else is too busy looking after their own shit or envying all the good things you have that they don’t. Thing is maybe if they worked half as hard as I did or were half as accountable as I am they wouldn’t be envious. I’m just saying.
I'm fortunate to be surrounded by supportive people.
I know I can rely on many friends/relatives but I usually choose a selected few.
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Well, it depends on what relying on them would involve. If it's mainly information gathering to help me cope? Then yes. I don't know what I would do without people. Probably wouldn't be alive.
I can definitely rely on the people around me.
It's always a good thought exercise to ask yourself "If I became an amputee, which of my family members could I rely on?" and then "If my family all died, which of my friends could I rely on?"
And do your best to reciprocate the care and trust.
Only person I've EVER been able to rely on, is myself. I've found 99.99% of people will disappoint you, if you let them. However, if you already go in expecting nothing from you, you'll at least be pleasantly surprised if they're actually not like that, but unshocked if they turn out to be exactly like that. I think I've only ever had one friend who wasn't a selfish flake, and I only met him shortly before leaving the US in 2019. I should talk to him more often.
Most actions, if not all are driven by self interest. As you, particularly men, advance through life and self interests get divergent you will find that the circle of friends and even family that you can count on will get smaller and smaller, concluding into only yourself being left.
Isn't that sad? Too bad we can't get the John Doe movement going again!! I offer to help people in need all the time!! Friends and family or total strangers, even wild animals, it doesn't matter!! If I can help, I will!! That's how I got to Yoda status, here! But, hardly ANYBODY offers to help ME!!!
Can only rely on myself , a different story when serving with the British Army , but back in Civvy Street , you can only rely on yourself , much more so if you are male , I'm also a single dad , you have to be very self reliant in a world that is often hostile to men.
During the, so far, toughest times in my life I only relied on myself. I don't mind facing hardships alone, but I won't say no to support. I would certainly support those whom I care about, but I don't exactly need support to survive, myself. It sounds arrogant, probably is, ah well..
Too many have let me down, too often, so I just assume I am on my own, and make it work, whatever it is!
Myself. I can't stand asking for help. It is a fault of mine.
I have some friends & family I can rely on. Mostly though I just rely on myself.
I can rely on my sister and also on some of my friends.
You can rely on yourself and whatever immediate family that exists in your life. That could be parents or the family you built such as a spouse. Beyond that, no.
I have a few very supportive friends and my family. I'm blessed to have such pillars in my life.
A mix of. Some general energies you can, some genuine people too, but many you can not (though they probably let you know about it)
I only rely on myself. I dont want to burden other people with my problems. But even so, they probably can't help much anyways.
I only have myself to rely on but sometimes it's too tough for me to handle and I just give up.
I rely on myself like usually do, I don't really have anyone I can rely on like that or always count on.
Mostly just on myself.. I’ve been scarred by others many times and I feel like I would lose 99% of my friends if I ask for help because I’d know they don’t got my back
For a man, the harder things get, the more alone you are.
I know my wife and kids have my back.
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