Being a Psychologist, I know how many people waited to come to therapy, as they did not want to ask for help. They convinced themselves that they should have been able to work out all of their issues without the aid of anyone, when the fact of the matter is that we all need help at times, myself included, and the strongest thing that we can do is ask for the assistance that we need.
Learning to be able to ask for this help can be a very difficult skill to master. Whether it is pride, embarrassment, or just a lack of skill set, it can be an extremely difficult skill to learn, but it can be accomplished, and it will get earlier with practice.
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