Toxic Help: 3 Signs Your Support Is Doing More Harm Than Good
âThere is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.â ~John Holmes
As someone who people often come to seeking help or advice, I recently encountered a new situation for me: one in which I chose to stop helping someone and walk away entirely because I determined it wasnât goodâfor the other person or myself.
It felt like the wrong thing to do, but once I had some distance, I knew I had made the right decision. Throughout the helping, I soldiered on and helped and helped and helped until it no longer felt good, …