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A time when I offered help was when my brother was doing his homework. I notice that he had been on the same problem for awhile and wasn't asking for help. I asked him if he needed help and he said yeah. I asked him why he did ask for help sooner and then he said he was afraid he would feel dumb. I'm glad I asked him for assistance evause if not he would have not done his homework right.
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It's important to offer assistance because if someone is afraid to ask for assistance then you should ask them so they don't feel so pressured and by themselves. A way to help people is to offer to do jobs or chores, offer to watch your younger siblings, or friend's children, volunteer, or even stopping to help.
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It's important to ask for assistance because it can help diminish your conflict but most people are too afraid to ask or just say "no thanks I got it". A way to overcome this is to look at the A.C.T. Formula. A stands for “What are you Afraid of? Create an awareness around what keeps you from asking for help” (page 14). C stands for “Let go of feeling you have to Control everything" (page 14). And T stands for “Learn to Trust yourself enough to reach out and take a chance" (page 14).