Coming to…remembering only pieces of the night before…the pain in my body paled next to the pain in my spirit. How did it happen again…I can’t believe it…
I can’t escape from my life.” Demoralization can be understood as a condition that results from existential conflict. It presents with symptoms of hopelessness and helplessness caused by a loss of purpose and meaning in life.
— National Institute of Health
All of us felt at times that we were regaining control, but such intervals— usually brief—were inevitably followed by still less control, which led in time to pitiful and incomprehensible demoralization.
— Page 30 Alcoholics Anonymous
