helplessness

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Better equipped to mother Boy No. 2 or stricken with learned helplessness from being coddled by an expert on my phone day in and day out?

From Slate • May 10, 2026

"There is no famine, everything is available. Cafes are open, and we still go out... There is gasoline, water, and electricity. But there is a sense of helplessness in all of us," the 40-year-old said.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

All we’re left with is confusion and the frustrating feeling of helplessness.

From Salon • Dec. 17, 2025

“Feelings of great distress and helplessness and conflictedness and confusion. I have felt that in classes in high school.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025

He walked into the other room, shaking with fury and helplessness.

From "Forged by Fire" by Sharon M. Draper