Learned helplessness. I’d heard the term before, but conflated it with weaponized incompetence, a phenomenon where someone (usually the male partner in a hetero relationship) exerts little or no ...

Learned helplessness occurs when a person who has experienced repeated challenges comes to believe they have no control over their situation. They then give up trying to make changes and accept their ...

**CONTENT WARNING** This story mentions the topic of abusive relationships. Sometimes, it’s hard to keep pushing yourself to accomplish something when it feels like you’ve struck out so many ...

A few years ago some friends got a new Golden Retriever puppy named Sugar. When I first met Sugar, she was a ball of fur and energy. Picture this: a golden streak dashing across the yard, eyes ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sometimes, it’s hard to keep pushing yourself to accomplish something when it feels like you’ve struck out so many ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lesley Broff is a licensed social worker who graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with her Master’s degree in Social Work.