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When seeking help feels like admitting failure

My neighbor saw me taking food from the church food bank and now I worry she will tell people even though I qualify and there is no shame in needing help.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Someone confronts the gap between knowing they deserve assistance and fearing the social judgment of accepting it.

Worth thinking about

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