" Here’s maybe the saddest part about this: If we take Colin out of the water, dry him off, and put him into the shuttle box, he will not even try to escape the shock, though the door is right there.1 In the shuttle box, Colin could escape if he tried, but he can’t try. His brain has learned that trying doesn’t work, that nothing he does makes a difference…and so he has lost the ability to try. "

― Emily Nagoski , Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle