Chronic stress and frustration can impact even normal people with symptoms akin to "Learned Helplessness".  This episode looks at reactions to chronic stress (in people and animals) and what you can do about it.  This is the first in this series on learned helplessness.

• Definitions of baggage and learned helplessness (0:46"),
• Symptoms of learned helplessness in normal people (2:48"),
• How learned helplessness develops (3:50"),
• The science behind learned helplessness (5:00"),
• Understanding "baggage" or reactions from chronic stress and frustration (9:00"), and
• Suggestions on how to unlearn symptoms of helplessness (11:10").

This is not a substitute for medication or counseling.  If this material triggers you, or if you have thoughts of harming yourself or another person, please contact your doctor or a mental health professional immediately.

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