Pride is why the leak turns into a flood. You knew it was dripping; you just didn’t want to call anyone.

Asking for help involves admitting that you did not handle something, and that admission is often what people are avoiding when they say they are handling it. Small problems stay small only while someone is willing to look at them out loud. The delay is rarely about the problem itself; it is about the phone call.

Name the thing currently dripping that you have not mentioned to anyone. Make the awkward call today while it is still cheap, and accept that the discomfort is the whole price.