Happiness in this World

Your comment on getting help amused me because it's one I have trouble with when I need it. It's taken me years to understand that one of the reasons is that there just aren't many competent sources of help around. Too often people attracted towards 'helping' behaviours and agencies (whether professionally- or personally-oriented) are nice and well-meaning, etc; but lacking in wider experience or (to be honest) just thick as two short planks. Almost all advice I've ever received has left me reeling a sense that "OK, if that's the best that's out there, so be it: I'm on my own"

Great Article. You seem to have covered most of the things one needs when things go wrong, as they do, as they have done for me today.
It is not the major issue really - I can take care of it. But I am curios about the point of asking for help.
I have, funny enough, considered doing it about an hour ago, before reading your post. I went in my mind through the list of people I knew and considered asking them for some support. I closed my eyes and visualised me talking to them and then, what their responses would be. I came to the conclusion that none of the people I know would actually make me feel better or more productive, apart from maybe one person who would see helping me as an opportunity to get lots of brownie points to be redeemed accordingly. (At the most inconvenient time. )The rest of people I know would be either kind but useless or not too bothered. It doesn't make them any less good friends or acquaintances; they are just not suitable in every situation.
I know my mum would have been great help, when she was willing to listen she was so delightfully honest and caring at the same time. She could see not only behind somebody else’s actions but the consequences of their actions which have not yet occurred and that those people were usually unaware of. Unfortunately my mum has died few years ago.
From all this I am not looking for sympathy or help, just for better understanding of what it means "to ask for help" for somebody like myself and who exactly should I ask?

As bizarre as it seems, I realised that
a) I have already asked for help
b) I have got the exact help that I needed - From you. Thank you.
You are actually very good in reading between the line, aren’t you? Very perceptive! I am impressed. Considering, my day is certainly improving. Firstly I put my problem into Google – something I have never done before (and would laugh at anybody who has). Then the first website I stumble upon turns out to be exceedingly relevant. Lastly I put my comment on and get sensitive and up to the point reply only an hour later. Wicked!
Glad to have met you (across the Atlantic :-)) and hope your day goes great.

In the last 13 weeks, my father has passed away unexpectedly, my mom is having trouble with her memory that might be Alzheimer's, my son has broken his ankle, had to have surgery and then passed out in the shower got a concussion and had to be re-hospitialized and, my husband has been diagnosed with myesthenia gravis. Oh yes, and my mom has been referred to pain management for steroid injections in her back.

I'm the go-to person, the person who only works part time and can drive everyone to their doctors appointments, to the hospital, etc. It's been a very difficult year. Some weeks we have 6 doctor's appointments. I hope better times are ahead.

Why are doctors belly aching???? Did they think it would be all roses and sushine in their profession when dealing with SICK people? The majority of the country are poor and not making as much money as these belly aching doctors. God knows how long some of these people had to wait to even SEE a doctor because most of these doctors are nasty, mean and simply money hungry and won't touch a person unless they have the right insurance! They are all just a bunch of monsters. Belly aching doctors be quiet with your great salaries and suck it up! You are in the field of of helping, get over your issue.