This is a phenomenon that occurs when someone stops trying to escape pain or bad situations.
It is linked to depression and there are certain risk factors for it.
In this episode I look at how it can just manifest and how to help yourself out of it.
Learned helplessness - Seligman et al: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4920136/
Link to depression and anxiety: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1185158/
The ABCDE model: https://www.verywellmind.com/learned-optimism-4174101
Cognitive distortions: https://psychcentral.com/lib/cognitive-distortions-negative-thinking#list-and-examples
Attribution testing: https://testyourself.psychtests.com/bin/transfer
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