helplessness

Jim signaled his helplessness to Mary to leave the party.

A feeling of utter helplessness washed over him.

At the most, he will experience feelings of anxiety, shame, insecurity, and helplessness” (Alice Miller).

a sense of helplessness

helplessness in the face of adversity

deepening sense of helplessness

expressing helplessness through tears

confronting feelings of helplessness

helplessness in a difficult situation

They can get stuck in a trap called " learned helplessness" .

His works often show human helplessness, fear, darkness, and feelings of melancholy and despair.

You have to fight feelings of helplessness.

This helplessness was worse to watch than tears.

All of them were afflicted with a feeling of sad helplessness.

A transference of one's helplessness, guilt and conflicts into a narrow construction of meaning and identity.

Eric feels a strange, paradoxical sense of helplessness and liberation.

Despite the pain and helplessness, Spitz struggled madly to keep up.

The helplessness had faded as he spoke. I glared at him.

We probably will be reduced to helplessness by unexpected accidents and natural disasters.