Yesterday when I was out someone offered to help me without my asking. And I know they mean well but honestly it made me a little uncomfortable afterwards.

I appreciate the thought but it makes me feel out of control to have people just step into help me without me asking for it.

Sometimes I would rather struggle and do something myself than ask for help. And I know that seems counter productive from the outside, but I’ve worked hard to find ways to do things myself and when others step in without me asking it ruins the way I’ve figured out doing things.

This is just a reminder that if you’re helping people without asking them first, that maybe helping them is about making you feel good and not actually helping them.