Do you think asking for help is always a form of reassurance-seeking?

[Melanie717]

When I say asking for help, I don’t mean seeking help from a professional.
I mean asking your mental health question on Reddit, researching it like crazy, or asking family members if “this will go away”?
Maybe they have some good advice to offer.
Maybe they will secretly tell you they experience the same thing, and how they coped. What do you think about this?
Do we really need to sit with the discomfort and learn to handle things on our own to get better?

 

[Kitty]

Not always. When people ask for help, it can be about getting advice or support, not just seeking comfort. It takes strength to admit we need help. Everyone has their own reasons for reaching out, and that’s perfectly fine.

 

[eLdavis]

Yes i think it is a sign of reassurance seeking, yes you know the answers to those questions, but you still want to hear what others would say about it. You are still eager to hear their point of view.

 

[monster_masterpiece]

Some people think when asking for help that you are in bad situation. They could take an advantage of hearing your problems and exploit you. You need to be careful when choosing right person to talk with. Not everyone is good person.

 

[Noble]

Sure, no man is an island. it is good to relate with others. you can get the kind of help and support you have ever needed. You would feel good at the end of the day

 

[Fidelia]

When you ask for help for your mental condition on social platforms, you get to realize that you are not alone in your condition. And that gives you some sort of reassurance. For some people, they create social media support groups to help each other out.

 

[BrighterDays]

I think it depends on the intention behind the asking. Sometimes asking for help is reassurance-seeking, especially when we're spiraling or struggling to sit with uncertainty, but that doesn't make it wrong or bad. Humans are wired for connection, and in tough moments it's totally natural to want someone to let us know we aren't alone and someone else has been where we are.

At the same time, if we find ourselves asking the same question over and over hoping this time it'll feel settled and that might be a sign we're chasing reassurance rather than building trust in our ability to cope.

To me it's less about choosing one path over the other and more about building a toolbox that has a bit of both. Some connection and inner resilience.

 

[mark69]

In a way yes, it will give you peace of mind knowing that there is someone who will help you and care about you, so in summary yes, it is a way to seek peace of mind and also to seek security.