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Hyper-independence: When “I can manage” becomes “I don’t need anyone” | I’ve been thinking about this…
Hyper-independence can show up in the everyday habit of doing everything yourself. Why does asking for help feel so uncomfortable when you’re happy to offer it?
Since my conversation with Rachel Mason, I’ve been thinking about my own determination to figure everything out. I’m resourceful, I believe everything is figureoutable, and I will happily disappear into endless YouTube tutorials to find an answer. Yet asking someone who has already done it, “How did you get there?” often doesn’t occur to me.
In this short episode of I’ve Been Thinking About This…, I explore the gap between being…
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