Dear Positive Poet,

I owe you such an apology for missing your response to my feedback, especially as you responded with so many valuable thoughts and such insight. I'm sorry.

I'm not sure how it slipped through my Medium net. I don't get that much traffic visiting my occasional deliberations.

I found it by accident this morning after someone else had clapped on our exchange.

Thank you so much for such a carefully considered response. You covered so much, so knowingly, in a few words and certainly got me thinking because it's so relevant today. I see it so much in our mixed-up world. It concerns me and I think about it a lot.

Yes, we can best view these things from our own lived experiences. I can tell from your response that you have more than your quota on such matters, a little like myself.

I agree with your thoughts on why we don't reach out until we're at crisis point and believe it can be a combination of more than one of these factors.

For me, I think it's also a case of misplaced pride and fear. We pride ourselves on being seen as able to cope with whatever life throws at us. We keep accepting it and trying to deal with it and the pressure builds.

Then, of course, there's an escalation because we can't cope and it can be on multiple fronts (health, financial, family, career...) and we're afraid to admit that we're failing and we conceal it. I've been guilty of this.

Anyway, that's my perspective for what it's worth, PP.

And, thank you for inspiring me today.

I wish you well.