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Podcast: Growth from Darkness
Episode: Inability to Ask for Help
Description: The inability to ask for help is a common trauma response. It can be caused by a number of factors, including:
Fear of being rejected or abandoned. People who have experienced trauma often have a deep-seated fear of being rejected or abandoned. They may worry that if they ask for help, others will not be there for them or will judge them.
Feeling like they don't deserve help. People who have experienced trauma may also feel like they don't deserve help. They may believe that they are to blame for what happened to them, or that they are...