• Hopelessness arises out of a combination of negative life events and negative thought patterns, particularly self-blame and the perceived inability to change our circumstances.

• Hopelessness can apply to a specific situation

• Brene Brown Atlas of the Heart p. 101

Hopelessness stems form not being able to set realistic goals and even if we can identify realistic goals, we an't figure out how to achieve them. If we attempt toa chieve the goals, we give up when we fail, we can't tolerate disappointment, and we can't reset. Last, we don't believe in ourselves or our ability to achieve what we want.

Brene Brown Atlas of the Heart p. 102

We're Hurting