Deflated despair

Desperate

Strength 3 of 4

Running out of ways to escape something you can’t bear, clutching at any last chance while hope drains away beneath the effort.

In the body

  • A pleading, strained look
  • Hands clutching at whatever is near
  • Breath catching in the throat

Needs behind it

When these needs aren’t met

HopeSupportChoice

Softer and stronger

  1. Pessimistic
  2. Desperate
  3. Hopeless
  4. Despairing

Often confused with

Hopeless

Desperate still grasps urgently for any way out; hopeless has stopped looking, because no way out seems to exist.

See also

Powerless