Impact statements have revealed the many self-defeating, destructive lessons that sexual assault taught me. In the ten years between 16 … Continue reading Sexual Assault and the Slow Erosion of Self-Efficacy
In the early 1970s, Martin Seligman led experiments on learned helplessness. He tested whether you could abuse dogs to a … Continue reading Shut into the Dark
I like to think I’m a basically positive person. I can be annoyingly so when friends and loved ones bring … Continue reading The Dangers of Negative Self-Talk
