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What does it mean?
A shared realization that everyone needs help or improvement in some way.
In plain terms
Everyone needs help sometimes.
What can you take from it?
No one is perfect or self-sufficient.

Where it applies

  • mental health
  • relationships
  • crisis

Putting it to work

  • asking for help
  • support groups

Questions to consider

  • Do you admit when you need help?
  • Who helps you?

Another view

Some prefer to struggle alone to maintain independence.

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