LH: Chapter Ten

A small excerpt from chapter 10,

"The Residue of Tauma: Learned Helpplessness

Human beings are social creatures, and the people around us profoundly shape our beliefs, behaviors, and perceptions. When surrounded by incompetent individuals, whether due to the lack of skills, understanding, or emotional intelligence, this envi- ronment could have a cascading negative effect. The inability of others to provide effective guidance, solutions, or support can erode confidence, create chronic stress, and contribute to learned helplessness. Being immersed in an environment of incompetence fosters feelings of futility, stagnation, and inactivity. Often as an individual begin to improve their situation it brings a level of discomfort to others that lack initiative.