Learned Helpless: What is It? (And How to Reverse It!)

Change Your Brain Every Day

Dr Daniel Amen

Braintrauma, Healthtips, Sleep, Obesity, Anxiety, Braininjury, Depression, Ptsd, Mentalhealth, Mood, Brainhealth, Health & Fitness, Energy, Disease, Addiction, Mental Health, Healthadvice, Adhd, Memory, Focus

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🗓️ 2 March 2021

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Depression was at epidemic levels even before the pandemic, but once the quarantine period began, it quickly jumped to 28%. That’s more than one in 4 people suffering! As Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen explain in their new PBS special ‘Overcoming Anxiety, Depression, Trauma & Grief’, taming the Hopeless & Helpless Dragons that leave you feeling depressed can be achieved by recognizing patterns of something called ‘learned helplessness’.

Watch the brand new TV special from Dr. Daniel and Tana Amen "Overcoming Anxiety, Depression, Trauma & Grief" on PBS now! Check you local listings for showtimes.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Brain Warrior's Way podcast, I'm Dr. Daniel Aiman.
0:12.3	And I'm Tana Aiman.
0:13.6	In our podcast, we provide you with the tools you need to become a warrior for the health
0:17.7	of your brain and body.
0:19.8	The Brain Warrior's Way podcast is brought to you by Aiman Clinics, where we have been
0:24.7	transforming lives for 30 years, using tools like brain-spect imaging, to personalize treatment,
0:31.8	to your brain for more information, visit Aimanclinics.com.
0:36.0	The Brain Warrior's Way podcast is also brought to you by Brain MD, where we produce the highest
0:41.2	quality neutrosuitables to support the health of your brain and body.
0:45.3	To learn more, go to BrainMD.com.
0:50.0	My new book, Your Brain is Always Listening.
0:55.5	The first part is about the dragons from the past that breathe fire on your emotional brain.
1:02.4	And one of the most common dragons during the pandemic is the hopeless and helpless
1:11.1	dragon.
1:13.1	This is a dragon that is running wild around the earth.
1:23.2	The depression was already at epidemic levels before the pandemic happened, and was at
1:35.8	about 8%.
1:37.8	Typically, the 40 years I've been a psychiatrist has been around 6% of the population at any
1:44.0	point in their lives struggled with depression, but it had been sneaking up.
1:53.3	When the pandemic hit just a couple of months later, it was at 28%.
1:59.0	Well, and we've got teenagers in the house, and not just ours, but they struggle with
2:06.0	it off and on, but they're friends, almost all of our daughter's friends have struggled
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