Clinical depression Quote by Janae B. Weinhold

“Years later, when I got to college, I learned about an important theory of psychology called Learned Helplessness, developed by Dr. Martin E. P.…

— Frederick P. Brooks Jr

Learned helplessness is the giving-up reaction, the quitting response that follows from the belief that whatever you do doesn't matter.

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

“Learned helplessness is a psychological reaction to repeated frustration and failure. Research shows that continual exposure to academic failure contributes to withdrawal, unwillingness to…

— Jody Swarbrick

No one likes to feel helpless. We find it psychologically unbearable and inside ourselves we may try to make ourselves part author of our…

— Susie Orbach

There is no such thing as helplessness. It's just another word for giving up.

— Jefferson Smith

“Many psychologists assert that creating systems that cause feelings of powerlessness is one of the most damaging things we can do to fellow human…

— Gene Kim

“People who perceive the negative experiences in their lives as the result of uncontrollable forces are at a higher risk for depression than those…

— Sheena Iyengar

Everyone deals with depression and feeling like they want to give up. It's about being brave enough to live though.

— Lacey Sturm

Depression manifests itself in a lack of will.

— Richard Brookhiser

“depression only happens to people who don’t know how to be sad.”

— Gregory David Roberts

Helplessness is such a rotten feeling. There's nothing you can do about it. Being helpless is like being paralyzed. It's sickness. The cure calls…

— Chuck Barris

“To be depressed or neurotic is passive. It has happened to all of us; we are it's victim and we have no control over…

— William Glasser M.D