Post #888

trauma, patterns, depression "[1/2] learned helplessness came out of experimental psychology in 1964 with dr martin seligman* a dog is repeatedly hurt by an adverse stimulus that it can not escape (unable to escape electric shocks) eventually the dog will stop trying to avoid the pain and behaves as if it is utterly helpless to change the situation finally, when opportunities to escape are presented, this learned helplessness prevents any action. the only coping mechanism the dog uses is to be stoical and put up with the discomfort (dog does not jump over partition) (no shocks on this side) *super mean science :( [2/2] feeling like you have no control over your situation is depressing school home friends there is nothing i can do about my life it is always going to be like this" #art_credit_missing