In Part 1 of a 2 part series, Hosts discuss learned helplessness, a condition in which a person suffers from a sense of powerlessness. It can arise from traumatic events or consistent failure. Its considered an underlying cause of depression. Kevin and Niseema help untangle potential connections with pandemic fallout such as job loss and blaming oneself for being a bad employee. This usually happens very fast. Most people don't catch it until the feeling of anxiety is present. Do you attribute external events to some personal shortcoming and what is your explanatory style?