You may have noticed that you’re the type of person people turn to when they need someone to talk to or are trying to sort through a difficult emotional period of their life. If everyone is turning to you, then whose shoulder do you lean on?
You would have noticed over the years that people turn to you for a listening ear. It could be due to your willingness and ability to listen or because you don’t judge people. It could be because you are approachable, warm, and are easy to connect with. On your part, maybe you also are genuinely interested in hearing people out and helping them through difficult periods of their life.
Still, there will be times when you need to turn to someone and may find you have a hard time being able to find anyone who you can lean on. Often, turning to friends and close relatives can help ease some of your problems, but sometimes you also need someone who you feel you can trust and can connect with on a deeper level; someone you know will listen without judgement. These people are all your support network, just as you may be an important part of someone else’s support network.
Unless you have cultivated these support networks, you may find it hard to connect and trust. Since you’re always the one helping others, there’s a good chance you haven’t spent enough time building and developing these networks. You’ve likely spent a lot more time in introspection and reflection, trying to understand not just other people, but yourself as well. Introspection is a valuable skill and it is what triggers a lot of self-discovery and action to better yourself. However, it also has its limits. It is limited by your own knowledge or lack of knowledge.
There is only so much you can learn about yourself and about other people without also turning to studying people and cases outside your own circle of friends and family. This is when you start broadening your horizon and knowledge to include people in your society, from all walks of life and socio-economic levels. Each group and each person will have different interpretations and views of the world and while many of their issues sound the same, may have different causes and pathways to recovery.
Likewise for your own personal development and growth, the more you know about other people and their situation, the more you will be able to contextualise and understand your own thoughts and feelings. While developing your support network is still something you should do, learning more about yourself and your own mind can put you on a more stable footing when you do reach out to those you can trust.
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