Feeling "Helpless" - Smarter Than BPD Quiz

12 Questions

Not having the ability to do something

To stop someone from doing or expressing something

Lacking power or strength

To make someone or something unable to function, act, or move

To put in or as in a straitjacket

Unable to think of a solution, an idea, etc

To refuse or fail to answer questions, to do what has been requested, etc

To try to control or manage all the small parts of something in a way that is usually not wanted or that causes problems

Not strong, good, or effective

To prevent or make it difficult for someone to do something

Lacking an effect or impact

Lacking energy

Study Notes

The text provides a list of words with their definitions.
The words are related to concepts such as incapability, hindrance, and sadness.
Examples of each word in context are given.
The words include incapable, stifled, impotent, paralyzed, straight-jacketed, stuck, stonewalled, micromanaged, lame, useless, vulnerable, hindered, immobile, ineffective, futile, forced, despairing, distressed, dominated, tragic, woeful, and fatigued.
Incapable means not able to do something.
Stifled means to stop someone from doing or expressing something.
Impotent means lacking power or strength.
Paralyzed means to make someone or something unable to function, act, or move.
Straight-jacketed means to put in or as in a straitjacket.
Stuck means unable to think of a solution, an idea, etc.
Stonewalled means to refuse or fail to answer questions, to do what has been requested, etc.
Micromanaged means to try to control or manage all the small parts of something in a way that is usually not wanted or that causes problems.
Lame means not strong, good, or effective.