Easier to endure bruises than seek help for moving house
Some of us find it difficult to ask for and accept help. This often makes matters worse.
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The author finds it hard to accept offers of help, even when the stress of moving house is unbearable.
ST ILLUSTRATION: CEL GULAPA
For an hour, my hand ached as I cut, tore and swore at a 2m reinforced cardboard box that had carried the fridge. The delivery man did not want to take the cumbersome box away, and I was too mentally tired to debate with vendors again about what their job commitments were to make them fulfil them.
I took breaks after each tough cardboard wall was broken down, otherwise I might have broken down too. The stress of moving stuff in a mountain of boxes, taking delivery of new goods and renovation tasks is bruising – literally and metaphorically – but even then, I found it hard to accept offers of help.
