Seeking Support From Others- The Benefits

I have personally been through a lot of difficult times in my life. The thing that stands out to be the main reason that I was able to get through these difficult times was because of supportive people in my life. These people were placed in my path as I went through my trials and they offered more support, help, and encouragement than I could have ever imagined.

It makes it a lot easier to go through adversity when you have some type of a support system. 

A support person or persons can offer:

A safe environment for personal reflection and sharing 

A place to process personal concerns and worries 

Helpful insight to your questions 

Give a realistic assessment of your goals 

Could provide you with a healthy self-doubt view by presenting other possibilities to your concern 

The sense of enjoyment in working with a group of people who value what you do 

Encourage you to persevere in adversity

Remind you of your goals 

Help motivate you when you are losing hope

Identify your thoughts and feelings

Allow you to socialize and meet people 

Provide opportunities to direct one’s concerns outside of one’s self

Give suggestions that you may have overlooked

  
Reference- Scott E McClelland
http://www.articlesbase.com/advertising-articles/benefits-of-a-support-system-1824551.html

If you do not have close friends or family to lean on for support, you can still seek support. Call a pastor. Call a counselor. Seek a free support group. 

You are only alone if you choose to be. There is support and help. Seek it when needed. 

Take action and take the first step.

REACH FOR HELP!!

Also, when you can offer support to someone else in any way, do so. It will mean more to them than you can ever know.

Have Hope! Renew Health! and...........

                 By Diane Gammon M.S. 
          Clinical Mental Health Counselor    
       Clinically Supervised by Michael Loftis LCSW

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