"I once saw a facebook post that floored me. It talked about hyperindependence being a trauma response. Learning to ask for and accept help is a long journey for many of us. Go gently."
#AnissaLjanta, 2026
https://anissaljanta.substack.com/p/tips-on-supporting-neurodivergent
This totally gels with my experience of my own hyperindependence, and what I've observed in traumatised friends. It can be hard to trust others when we're nursing deep psychic wounds.