Roger looks back on his life and feels that he failed to reach his potential, squandered opportunities, and hurt a lot of people
. At 82 years of age, he knows it is too late to make amends. Roger is slipping into:_______. a. stagnation.
b. identity confusion.
c. despair.
d. mis-trust.
Despair refers to the absolute loss of hope, a complete and <em>deep feeling of sadness</em>, of <em>sorrow. </em>
In this case, Roger feels he was <em>never able to reach his potential and opportunities and that he hurt a lot of people. </em>We know he is feeling despair because he knows and thinks it is too late to make amends. We can see <em>he</em> <em>has lost all hope</em> of making things right.
