Imagine you’re stuck in a situation you can’t get out of. You’ve tried everything to make it better but to no avail. Self-improvement is a stepping stone to success, but it doesn’t necessarily have to be the way you planned. Sometimes, it’s better to go to someone you know who has the experience to help you. There’s no shame in that. It’s just a part of self-help.
If you go out to seek help, you won’t find a shortage of people just trying to tell you their opinions and showing you the ways to live a better life. However, not all those opinions and advice will be helpful. You have to pick and choose which opinions can be useful to you.
What is Self-Improvement?
Self-improvement lasts a lifetime. It doesn’t happen over a certain period. Throughout your life, you’ll always find something lacking and try to improve it. Self-improvement does make you feel like you’re being productive. You can improve yourself in different aspects of your life, including academic improvement, professional success, and a healthier lifestyle. Reading a book can be self-improvement as it is a part of personal development. Eating healthy and exercising leads to a healthier lifestyle and self-improvement.
What’s the Flip Side to Self-Improvement?
If you forget about taking care of yourself while on the self-improvement journey, you’re just letting go of different experiences. Forgetting to sleep or eat because you have an exam the next day will not help you. It’s just going to make you sick and miss your exam. Centering your life around self-improvement only creates self-doubt and anxiety.
Seeking Help
As self-improvement can never be the only answer, seeking help becomes a viable alternative. You can get your friend’s assistance for your exam, ask for professional advice, talk to people about the things that bother you, and find out different perspectives around it.
When Should You Seek Help?
You should seek help when you feel like you’re draining yourself. Burdening yourself with one task after another will tire you out. You can seek help if certain events bother you or you are facing difficulties you can’t find your way around. You should find help when your mental health deteriorates instead of just trying to convince yourself that it’s just a phase and you can improve yourself.
You can talk to your friends, confidantes, or even relatives. Any person whose point of view you respect is good to seek help from. Whether you decide to follow their advice is entirely up to you. Many people will offer advice or opinions, some will share their own experiences, and some will lend their listening ear. All reactions help you in one way or another, but it depends on what you decide to learn from these reactions and accept the help.
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