Psychology Today

Have You Accepted it or Is it Learned Helplessness?

As someone who teaches death and dying—and as a person who has experienced loss (who hasn’t?)—I’m intimately familiar with the concept of acceptance. In these models, acceptance is the goal, I tell my ...
Women's Health

Learned Helplessness Can Create A Cycle Of Negative Thinking—Here's How To Overcome It, Experts Say

**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 ...