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    helplessness

    US /ˈhɛlplɪsnɪs/

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    UK /'helpləsnəs/

    B1
    n. (u.)Uncountable NounA feeling of being unable to manage
    His helplessness in this game was obvious, he was far weaker than his opponent

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    • Do you find yourself late at night, once again clicking on that incognito tab, feeling a mix of frustration and helplessness?

      Do you find yourself late at night, once again clicking on that incognito tab, feeling a mix of frustration and helplessness?

    B2

    6 Signs You’re Burnt Out, Not Lazy

    05:206 Signs You’re Burnt Out, Not Lazy
    • They don't feel engaged by anything, and they constantly struggle with the overwhelming sense of helplessness and inability to take back control of their lives.

      They don't feel engaged by anything, and they constantly struggle with the overwhelming sense of helplessness and inability to take back control of their lives.

    B2

    5 Subtle Signs of Depression

    04:115 Subtle Signs of Depression
    • Number Two: Hopelessness or helplessness.

      Number Two: Hopelessness or helplessness.

    • Helplessness may then accompany hopelessness and reinforce that idea that there is no point in anything, by making you feel as though you are incapable of doing anything.

      Helplessness may then accompany hopelessness and reinforce that idea that there is no point in anything, by making you feel as though you are incapable of doing anything.

    B2

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    • It's so easy to get discouraged, to let helplessness descend like the blanket of hot, sticky air that covers the city.

      It's so easy to get discouraged, to let helplessness descend like the blanket of hot, sticky air that covers the city.

    A2

    The Body Keeps the Score

    06:03The Body Keeps the Score
    • As he puts it, he wants the body to have experiences that deeply and viscerally contradict the helplessness, rage or collapse that resulted from trauma.

      As he puts it, he wants the body to have experiences that deeply and viscerally contradict the helplessness, rage or collapse that resulted from trauma.

    • As he puts it, he wants the body to have experiences that deeply and viscerally contradict the helplessness, rage, or collapse that resulted from trauma.

      As he puts it, he wants the body to have experiences that deeply and viscerally contradict the helplessness, rage, or collapse that resulted from trauma.

    B2

    8 Tips for Dealing with Suicidal Thoughts

    05:098 Tips for Dealing with Suicidal Thoughts
    • It's okay to address that you're feeling unhappy, but don't succumb to helplessness.

      It's okay to address that you're feeling unhappy, but don't succumb to helplessness.

    • but don't succumb to helplessness.

      but don't succumb to helplessness.

    B1

    Jonah Hill & Sarah Brady: When Control meets People Pleasing

    09:03Jonah Hill & Sarah Brady: When Control meets People Pleasing
    • Whether it's an intense fear of abandonment, learned helplessness, or a lack of boundaries, we can learn how to choose ourselves, prioritize ourselves, stand up for ourselves so that we can make sure we're in relationships that are healthy, supportive and empowering and disconnect from the ones that aren't.

      Whether it's an intense fear of abandonment, learned helplessness, or a lack of boundaries, we can learn how to choose ourselves, prioritize ourselves, stand up for ourselves so that we can make sure we're in relationships that are healthy, supportive and empowering and disconnect from the ones that aren't.

    B1

    Your reality narrows after trauma — here’s how to expand it | Bessel van der Kolk

    06:55Your reality narrows after trauma — here’s how to expand it | Bessel van der Kolk
    • And so it's very important for termitis people to have experiences that directly contradict the helplessness and despair of a trauma.

      And so it's very important for termitis people to have experiences that directly contradict the helplessness and despair of a trauma.

    • I can stand up for myself." And so it's very important for traumatized people to have experiences that directly contradict the helplessness and the despair of a trauma.

      I can stand up for myself." And so it's very important for traumatized people to have experiences that directly contradict the helplessness and the despair of a trauma.

    B1

    孩子不信任你,是因為.. 你總是不在場 ► 聽聽精神分析師怎麼說 - Erica Komisar 艾瑞卡・柯米薩(中英字幕)

    03:44孩子不信任你,是因為.. 你總是不在場 ► 聽聽精神分析師怎麼說 - Erica Komisar 艾瑞卡・柯米薩(中英字幕)
    • And that baby says, and I'm gonna have to cope on my own, what we call learned helplessness.

      And that baby says, and I'm gonna have to cope on my own, what we call learned helplessness.

    B1

    5 Signs You're Burnt out, NOT Very Lazy

    05:185 Signs You're Burnt out, NOT Very Lazy
    • They don't feel like themselves anymore, they don't feel engaged by anything, and they constantly struggle with the overwhelming sense of helplessness and inability to take back control of their lives. 2.

      They don't feel like themselves anymore, they don't feel engaged by anything, and they constantly struggle with the overwhelming sense of helplessness and inability to take back control of their lives. 2.

    B2