What Prevents People From Asking For Help?

It is a philosophy of self-sufficiency, of self-sustainability, of not needing to depend on others which is inculcated into us since we are children.
To ask for help is a sign of weakness.
To need help is a sign that you can't take care of yourself.
According to this philosophy, people raised not to ask for help will learn to do things for themselves and become the self-sufficient models of independence and productivity our competition focused society prizes.
According to this philosophy, Human Nature is one of a natural inclination to sloth, laziness, and procrastination, and discipline and tough love are necessary to harden a person for the pains of a hard world.

But, when people need help, they find it agony to ask for it, because it contradicts everything they have been taught.
So, many people simply do not ask for help, and instead choose to suffer silently and guiltily in repentance and punishment for their inability to be self-sufficient.

This is "not" the Life Coaching philosophy.
The Life Coaching philosophy is that Human Nature is one of being noble, hard-working, and curious and that people seek independence when they are confident.
The Life Coaching philosophy is dedicated to inspiring that confidence in people, done with the absolute certainty that when a person no longer needs help, they will stand on their own feet and strike out on their own.

When the people helping you say,
"We know, with absolute certainty, that when you are ready, you will do amazing things, and we are here to prove to you that you are capable of doing those amazing things."
how can people do anything but become strong, confident and independent "minus" all the guilt and fear of being "needy".