Helplessness

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Helplessness is when we don't feel any control over our lives , we feel that External Influence have complete power over us, determining our fate. To make things worse, that fate is filled with Uncertainty because the situation around us is ever changing. We don't know what will happen, we might (and probably will) suffer, and there's nothing we can do about it. We live in constant Fear of what future may bring.

We often get into a Negative cycle where we feel like a victim, we don't believe in our ability to change the situation, which leads us to do nothing, which in most cases worsen the situation. It's like wearing a blindfold, only capable of seeing darkness everywhere Optimism, a sign of despair.

In cases of helplessness, we seek what little control and certainty we can provide for ourselves, which is often a form of Escapism, to escape to a different world where things are better, even if they are fake. For example video games, drinking, tv, etc.

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