A desperate sense of powerless that causes paralysis, internally.
A state in which one is restricted to watching their life without explicit control or influence, typically induced by forms of hypnosis. The person is inhibited from acting or speaking, thus unable to change their reality and instead watches like a spectator.
The feeling of sinking comes from the feeling of their life progression declining, slipping from their grip, going downwards. This causes such severe internalised distress that part of their conciousness becomes frozen/paralysed.
The term was made popular by Jordan Peele's 'Get Out', though often associated with the mirrored moral problems such as racism and slavery.
A state in which one is restricted to watching their life without explicit control or influence, typically induced by forms of hypnosis. The person is inhibited from acting or speaking, thus unable to change their reality and instead watches like a spectator.
The feeling of sinking comes from the feeling of their life progression declining, slipping from their grip, going downwards. This causes such severe internalised distress that part of their conciousness becomes frozen/paralysed.
The term was made popular by Jordan Peele's 'Get Out', though often associated with the mirrored moral problems such as racism and slavery.
Jack's been using Meth for so long that he's powerless to change his own life. It's like he's been brainwashed, although no one can tell... He's in the Sunken Place.
by Max Derange August 20, 2025
Get the Sunken Placemug. A word that is used to describe a group of child like figures, that has "Sunken" to their lowest of their maturity level. Someone sunken can be seen as , Immature, Childish and mental and/or physical retarded.
by Dr.Charels May 5, 2018
Get the The Sunkenmug. A 'sunken battlechip' is the event where you dip your chip/cracker into a dip and half of your chip or cracker breaks off in the dip.
christina execitedly dipped her dorito into the plastic bowl of salsa where her chip snapped. This is a classic sunken battlechip
by Danno greats July 27, 2015
Get the sunken battlechipmug. by snotyoyo.gif April 20, 2022
Get the Sunken scrollmug. A phase that is used to describe a group if child like figures, that have Sunken to their lowest maturity level. Being apart of a group known as "The Sunken" means you can be seen as , Immature, Childish and mental and/or physical retarded.
by Dr.Charels May 6, 2018
Get the The Sunkenmug.