If someone thinks they can’t do something because of learned helplessness, it can be useful to tell them “Hey, you can actually do it”. If the person with learned helplessness than says “Beware typical mind fallacy, I really can’t do it”, that’s understandable but doesn’t invalidate the suggestion that they can do it.
If someone thinks they can’t do something because of learned helplessness, it can be useful to tell them “Hey, you can actually do it”. If the person with learned helplessness than says “Beware typical mind fallacy, I really can’t do it”, that’s understandable but doesn’t invalidate the suggestion that they can do it.
This doesn’t automatically mean that EniScien’s point is right, but the observation that there are many people who feel like they can’t control their feelings does not invalidate his claim. Sometimes stop it (https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/fgDqnwQj3AP9mKRRG/having-ocd-is-like-living-in-north-korea-here-s-how-i?commentId=BCXaYL3dYTFsDwvQc) actually works.