It's more like... The only person who can help you is you. No one understands the inner struggle like you do, so use your head and dig in. You got this and no one else can.
This is true but this process itself is complemented or enhanced by people around us. We are social animals which helps us and if it didn't we wouldn't have evolved to be social.
Absolutely, I joined a fencing club and the feeling of brotherhood is definitely something that I realize now was what was missing. I definitely recommend it.
See some people can actively reach for help but for some humans the problems are of such nature that society don't help with,. Who will they reach to if in response they are just told to just man up. They will feel helpless and shameful for their entire existence. Hence though helpful for some the idea of "just man up" does not apply to every circumstance.
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u/t_11 Jun 05 '25
There were no problems there that required reaching out for help to someone else?