The psychological phenomenon of learned helplessness is when you assume you have no control over a situation (even though you really do) and instead just give up.
Mind & Body
Learned Helplessness Makes You Give up in the Face of Adversity. Good News: It Can Be Fixed
Why It Matters
How You Can Conquer It
Written by
Ashley Hamer
December 9, 2016
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