Helplessness Quote by R.D. Brady

“As a society, we assume that humans naturally run from emotions like suffering, helplessness, and hopelessness, but the truth is these emotions are highly…

— Simone Collins

And, I know the sense of helplessness that people feel. I know the urge to arm yourself because that's what I did. I was…

— Dianne Feinstein

Two things are terrible in childhood: helplessness (being in other people's power) and apprehension - the apprehension that something is being concealed from us…

— Elizabeth Bowen

As Buffett has often observed, value investing is not a concept that can be learned and gradually applied over time. It is either absorbed…

— Seth Klarman

All of us, poor & rich alike, have been conditioned by our upbringings. Impoverished men & women may become lulled into a state of…

— John Green

“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

“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

“Learning beforehand that responding matters actually prevents learned helplessness”

— Seligman Martin

“The more pessimistic your explanatory style, the easier it is to slip into learned helplessness.”

— David McRaney

“People who suffer from learned helplessness think they have no control over their situations, so even if their suffering is great, they won’t take…

— Alberto Villoldo