Learned helplessness quotes

Learning the difference between helping and enabling is a tough one, but allowing someone to face the consequences of their actions is often when they will learn the most.

Self compassion is centered on trust, acceptance and respect that we ought to give ourselves. In most cases we seek these three things from people and things outside of us. In this post I discuss how self compassion affects us and how we can get better at giving ourselves the same level of love we freely give others.

Helplessness & isolation are the core experiences of psychological trauma. Empowerment & reconnection are the core experiences of recovery.

Learned helplessness is a psychological phenomenon in which a person learns that they cannot avoid bad things happening in the future. This causes a person to stop trying to prevent them. Learned helplessness is often associated with depression.