Survivor’s Playbook – ⭐ Forms of Coercive Helplessness

A man crouches under giant, cracked stone letters spelling BURDEN, PRESSURE, and DOUBT.

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  1. “I can’t do this without you.”
  2. Learned incompetence.
  3. Emotional collapse on demand.
  4. Strategic confusion.
  5. Passive refusal to act.
  6. Over-reliance on others for simple tasks.
  7. Helplessness during conflict.
  8. Helplessness during accountability conversations.
  9. Helplessness used to avoid consequences.
  10. Helplessness used to gain sympathy.
  11. Helplessness used to delay decisions.
  12. Helplessness used to maintain dependence.
  13. Helplessness used to avoid boundaries.
  14. Helplessness used to control attention.
  15. Helplessness used to shift responsibility.

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