The motivation is there. The energy is there. The direction is there. But no progress can be made because something is blocking all progress. This is a special sort of feeling because it is exasperating. All the right components of action are in place-but the action cannot proceed. Where no action is planned a person may still feel restricted or constrained. A person may feel unable to exercise his or her skills and talents because circumstances do not allow this. The feeling is one of being tied up or chained up. There is no freedom of action-or even of thinking. A train running on its tracks does not have the freedom of a car on the open road.