seeking help
- assistanceSupport or aid given
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- adviceGuidance on decisions
- rescueSave from harm
reaching out · desperate · vulnerable · asking · pleading · therapy · counseling · crisis · helpline · SOS · lifeline · drowning · struggling · need · prayer · intervention · mentor · comfort
- asking for helpplease help, help me, lend a hand, help wanted, SOS
- patient behaviorsadherence, noncompliance, self-care, follow-up, pill taking
- stress reactionspanic, fear, fright, terror, horror
direction of assistance
seeking helpoffering help
Proposing to assist someone
lending a hand · aiding · assisting · volunteering · rescuing
self-reliance versus dependence
seeking helpgoing it alone
Acting independently, unassisted
self-reliance · independence · standing on your own two feet · autonomy · bootstrapping
engagement versus avoidance
seeking helpsuffering in silence
denial · doing nothing · giving up · passivity · withdrawing