My partners, Rose and Pepper, are having a serious crisis with their business. On Friday I had an even bigger crisis with my life and messaged them as I desperately needed help. So Rose took on all the work with the business and Pepper rushed "to the rescue".

I actually ended up resolving the crisis pretty much on my own but I was in such a mental state that I ended up on the ER with blood pressure 180 and my heart rate 130 Peppers presence was the only thing that allowed me to hold my shit together that day. After he drove me home, he relieved Rose of some of the work and she called me to provide emotional support.

This is not the first time things played out like that. One time Pepper was in a really bad place and refused to go on a holiday the 3 of us had planned. Rose couldn't get through to him, so I came over and after nearly an hour I managed to convince him to join us. Over the course of the trip (and after many small but significant talks) he steadily got better.

One time I had a really bad panic attack. Afterwards I just sat on the balcony and avoided any form of interaction. Talking about emotions is a Rose-me thing, Pepper really struggles with communicating on an emotional level. On the other hand both me and Pepper tend to be very blunt and to the point. And that was what I needed then, which I guess they realised bc Pepper was the one who came to me. It went like this:

-We would like you to join us

-I'm comfortable here

-Please come inside

-What for?

-We love you so we would like you to be with us.

So I just got up, we hugged for a bit and then we went inside where Rose was waiting for us. We just played some card games and after I fully calmed down Pepper left and Rose had a talk with me about the panic attack.

TLDR: Having a polycule gives you multiple people to support you and the knowledge that if you can't support someone you love, there is someone else who will be there for them