Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Exercises and Mini Habits Will Help Men and Women to Control Too Many Bad Thoughts, Anxiety, Build ... Relieve Stress, and Improve Self-Esteem. Take Action and Stop W by Lisa Din

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Exercises and Mini Habits Will Help Men and Women to Control Too Many Bad Thoughts, Anxiety, Build ... Relieve Stress, and Improve Self-Esteem. Take Action and Stop W by Lisa Din

Author:Lisa Din [Din , Lisa]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2020-09-05T16:00:00+00:00


Learned Helplessness

For most people, when they have bad experiences, they try to do whatever is needed to change their situations. However, those who suffer from trauma or PTSD may also experience learned helplessness. This occurs when people feel like they don't have any control over the things that happen in their lives. These people simply accept their “fate,” no matter how bad the situation gets. Since they believe that they have no control, they start behaving in a helpless way.

Learned helplessness was an accidental discovery by psychologists Martin Seligman and Steven Maier (Seligman & Maier, Failure to escape traumatic shock, 1967). They observed this behavior in canines that, through classical conditioning, expected an electric shock after they heard a specific tone. Through this experiment, they found that the canines stopped trying to improve their situation after being exposed to it for a significant amount of time.

Learned helplessness is also quite common in human beings, especially in those who suffer from trauma or PTSD. The longer people remain in this state of learned helplessness, the more difficult it is to take them out of this state. In addition to trauma and PTSD, learned helplessness is also associated with other psychological disorders such as loneliness, shyness, anxiety, depression and phobias.

Learned helplessness and PTSD

As mentioned, those who suffer from PTSD may also start experiencing learned helplessness, especially if the condition is left unchecked and untreated. When you experienced something horrific and it changes your brain, you may start feeling hopeless and helpless. When this happens, you start losing control of your life, and in the end you give up and just accept everything that happens to you.

If you suffer from PTSD and you believe that you're already starting to experience learned helplessness, you must learn how to address this problem. Although seeking professional help is the best option, there are some things you may do as well to help yourself:

● Awareness

Although it won't be easy, you must try to make yourself aware of everything you're feeling. This is the first step you must take if you want to proceed to the next one. As soon as you're aware of what's happening to you, it's easier for you to get out of the rut you're in and start helping yourself.

● Change

Now that you've made yourself aware of your tendency towards learned helplessness, it's time to make a change. For instance, if you realize that you're always having negative thoughts, make a conscious effort to think of positive things. Doing a reality check once in a while works wonders. After this, you can start making changes (no matter how small) to improve your life.

● Take control

As you try changing your thoughts and actions, you'll realize that you're slowly beginning to take control of your life. This is a crucial step to combat learned helplessness. But in order to do all these positive things, you may need the help of a strong support system to keep you focused on what you want to achieve and on the change you want to make.



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