label: Hopelessness
label_lc: hopelessness
description: "Persistent and excessive feelings of despair with an overwhelming lack of hope. While hopelessness is primarily a personal experience, the sense of hopelessness becomes pervasive and affects most aspects of the personal experience in relation to the world. For example the person may communicate a sense of hopelessness for family and friends (who themselves do not experience hopelessness), as well as the world in general."