This article will discuss several fascinating and crucial psychological experiments. They demonstrate that if a person (or even an animal) is deprived of the ability to influence a situation through their actions, over time, the desire to change anything will fade, even when the opportunity to take control reappears. On the other hand, the ability to change a situation, make choices, and take responsibility improves a person's physical and mental state, helps achieve better results, and can even extend life. Therefore, relationships based on power and submission, where an individual cannot control or influence the situation, strip people of their ability to seek solutions independently and lead to a loss of freedom and control, depression, passivity, and a lack of belief in personal agency or the possibility of change, even when such opportunities arise.