Personal helplessness from symptoms and problems to possible solutions

The author, who has an interest in the topic of personal helplessness, supported by his own experience, summarizes the theoretical study of the phenomenon, indicates the relevance of the topic taking into account the modern requirements of life in conditions of rapid transformations and instability.The article examines the characteristic features of personal helplessness and factors that contribute to the formation of the phenomenon, traces the relationship of components that form a system characteristic of the individual, which determines the low degree of its activity and lack of success in achieving goals and developing potentialIn search of a solution to the problem associated with the difficulties of a person’s going beyond the phenomenon of personal helplessness and the need for personal movement towards autonomy and self-determination, the author considers the possibility of using the idea of personal meaning as a motivational component in psychological and psychotherapeutic work.