Forms of Coercive Helplessness
- “I can’t do this without you.”
- Learned incompetence.
- Emotional collapse on demand.
- Strategic confusion.
- Passive refusal to act.
- Over-reliance on others for simple tasks.
- Helplessness during conflict.
- Helplessness during accountability conversations.
- Helplessness used to avoid consequences.
- Helplessness used to gain sympathy.
- Helplessness used to delay decisions.
- Helplessness used to maintain dependence.
- Helplessness used to avoid boundaries.
- Helplessness used to control attention.
- Helplessness used to shift responsibility.
We Believe You
Visit the Series Archive for more.
Leave a Reply