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Limiting External Locus of Control for Personal Power

by Counseling and Wellness Center of PittsburghApril 17, 2025 choice theory, external locus of control, faulty beliefs, helpless, helplessness, internal locus of control, learned helplessness, locus of control, luck, personal power, personal responsibility, powerless, powerlessness, self efficacy0 comments
Limiting External Locus of Control for Personal Power Do you ever feel like life is just happening to you, with external forces like luck, fate, or other people dictating the outcomes no matter how hard you try? When everything seems beyond your control, it’s easy to feel stuck and powerless. Psychologists explore these experiences through concepts like locus of...
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Learn How To Trust Yourself With Tips From a Therapist

by Counseling and Wellness Center of PittsburghApril 13, 2024 how to trust yourself, self compassion, self confidence, self efficacy, self empowerment, self improvement, self trust, trust yourself, trusting yourself0 comments
Learn How To Trust Yourself With Tips From a Therapist The journey of beginning to trust yourself is a profound odyssey that begins in childhood and evolves into adulthood. Rooted in our early experiences, self trust forms the bedrock of our confidence and decision-making. However, it’s not immune to erosion, often influenced by external factors and our own...
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Learned Helplessness: End the Cycle of Powerlessness

by Counseling and Wellness Center of PittsburghDecember 18, 2023 chronic stress, complex trauma, cptsd, early childhood experiences, helpless, helplessness, learned helplessness, powerless, powerlessness, self efficacy, self empowerment, stress, stress management, trauma, traumatic childhood0 comments
Learned Helplessness: End the Cycle of Powerlessness Learned helplessness, a psychological phenomenon discovered by psychologist Martin Seligman in the late 1960s, speaks to a state of mind where you believe you have no control over your circumstances. This leads to passive acceptance of negative situations even when opportunities for change exist, with profound...
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