She described her initial feelings of helplessness when her child was diagnosed with CS, as no pre-existing information had been available to help her. (jneurodevdisorders.biomedcentral.com)
Disengagement refers to thoughts and feelings of giving up in writing tasks, detachment from writing tasks, feelings of helplessness as they approach their writing, and little or no involvement in writing tasks. (educationmattersmag.com.au)
Those years were embedded with feelings of helplessness, hopeless, and worthlessness. (concentricchicago.com)