Loukas Christodoulou on Nostr: If I'm depressed the last thing I want to do is ask for things, because my sense of ...
If I'm depressed the last thing I want to do is ask for things, because my sense of self-worth is at an all-time low and I don't think I deserve nice things. Also I don't want to risk feeling even worse by asking for something I want, and finding out that's above and beyond what was really being offered.
So try to use your helping energy to think of things that can help. You may get refused, but you've offered in a way that takes all the work - and the costs - onto yourself.
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