I hesitate to ask for help because I am unlikely to take the help that is offered.
I could list the various specific issues, but they are all mere symptoms of a deeper problem.
I want someone to take care of me. This is abnormal and shameful for an adult male, but it is true. Many have tried to help me by teaching me to help myself, and this never works–I will not let it work, because I seem to be desperate to remain dependent and needy. I am not sure why, but the only way I ever feel good at all is when someone, anyone, is taking care of me. That is the only time I ever feel safe.
Doing anything remotely responsible or adult triggers intense anxiety and revulsion, and I have just about used up everyone I have ever known.
I don’t think I will take any help, but here I am at help.com, asking for it. I simply do not know how to break out of this cycle, and professional therapy has been ineffective. Maybe someone can relate, I don’t know.
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