I Am Worried I Look Stupid If I Ask For Help

When we are taking on new tasks we will encounter some things we don’t know how to do. The easiest path achieving these is asking for help.

There are times we don’t want to ask for help because we have to admit that we don’t know how to do something. It can be hard letting others know that we don’t know something. That can be embarrassing.

Today we are going to tap for the worry around others judging us when we admit we don’t know something.

I Am Worried I Will Look Stupid If I Ask For Help
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I know I want this change…I know I want to move forward…I can see how this fits in my life…It makes my life better…But there is a part of me…That is afraid to ask for help…Because when I ask for help…I’m admitting I don’t know something…And people are going to see me as not knowing that…And they might even think I’m stupid…I want to look capable…I want to look in control…I want to look strong…I want to look self-sufficient…And if I ask for help…I won’t be seen as any of those things…But I give myself permission to recognize…That if someone else asks me for help…I would happily say yes…I would want to rush to their aid…I would want them to be successful…I would appreciate the fact that they ask for help…I wouldn’t think they’re stupid…In fact, I would think just the opposite…I would think they’re making a good choice…And I’ll appreciate the fact that they asked me…I give myself permission to know…It is OK for me to ask for help…There are people in my life who want me to ask for help…There are people who would encourage me to ask for help…They won’t see me as stupid…They won’t see me as less than…Instead they’ll be ready to move forward with me…They’ll be encouraging…They’ll be supportive…They’ll want what’s best for me…I give myself permission…To know it is OK to ask for help…It’s not a sign of weakness…It’s not a sign of failure…It’s an honest recognition…Of what can and needs to happen next…I give myself permission to know…That I can and should…Ask for help.