Stuck
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: trapped and unable to move unable to progress
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To become or remain attached; to adhere.
Example sentence: We humans can get used to anything. It really is remarkable. The problem is that we often use this glorious ability of ours to stay stuck in mediocrity. Oh, the years we waste adapting to lousy marriages, soul-sucking jobs, being friends with people who are rude to waitresses.
Perplexed
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Confused or puzzled.Bewildered.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To cause to feel baffled; to puzzle.
Example sentence: Quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened but go on in fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like a clock during a thunderstorm.