Victim Mentality

Victim Mentality

"If it's never our fault, we can't take responsibility for it. If we can't take responsibility for it, we'll always be its victim."
Richard Bach

Looking At How We Interpret Bad Events

By Martin Seligman

Challenging Victim-Like Thinking, Even When Things Are Hard

By Jordan Peterson

Recognising If We Have A Victim Complex: When We Always Feel Hard Done By

By Tim Fletcher

Taking Radical Responsibility & Breaking Out Of Victimhood

By Integral Zen

How To Spot If We Are Trapped In Victim-Like Thinking

By Mark DeJesus

Understanding The Different Roles We Play: Hero, Victim, Villain

By Donald Miller & Diana Chapman

The Karpman Drama Triangle: Victim, Rescuer, Persecutor

By Lewis Psychology, The Rewired Soul & Heidi Priebe

Breaking Out Of The Drama Triangle Via "The Power Of TED"

By David Emerald

Navigating The Control Dramas That Play Out In Our Lives

By Teal Swan

How To Avoid Getting Caught Up In Power Trips & Drama

By Tripp Lanier

Learned Helplessness: A Precursor To Victimhood

By Veritasium, Curiosity List, This Awesome Life, Practical Psychology & Lance Luria

Tips & Webisodes

By Mel Robbins, Beardbrand & Tracey Marks

Clips & Interviews

By Clay Routledge, Judy Marie Trimbur & Joann Peterson

Insight

Truth Theory

23 Signs You’re Suffering From A Victim Mentality

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CNBC

The 2 mental shifts highly successful people make

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Lifehacker

How to Ditch the Victim Mentality and Become More Empowered

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Scientific American

Unraveling the Mindset of Victimhood

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Very Well Mind

What Is Learned Helplessness and Why Does it Happen?

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Positive Psychology

Learned Helplessness: Seligman’s Theory of Depression (+ Cure)

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Psychology Compass

3 methods to overcome learned helplessness and boost optimism

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Psych Central

Breaking out of the Drama Triangle

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Heal Your Life

​do you have a victim mentality?

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Brightside

If You Want to Have a Happy Family, You Should Know About the Karpman Drama Triangle

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Psych Central

The 10 Warning Signs of Having a Victim Mentality

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Healthline

How to Identify and Deal with a Victim Mentality

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Forbes

How To Escape The Dreaded Drama Triangle

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D.I.Y.

IDR Labs

Victimhood Test

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TechTello

How To Opt Out Of The Drama Triangle And Take Responsibility

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Films & Trailers

Adversity & The Art Of Happiness & At Home In The Dark

Podcasts

Martin Seligman

From Learned Helplessness To Hopefulness

Podcast Clips

Naval Ravikant

Claiming Victimhood Robs Yourself of Agency; Adversity Builds Character

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Book Extracts

Two Ways Of Looking At Life

Taken from Learned Optimism, by Martin Seligman, Ph.D.

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Victim, Neutralizer, & Transformer

Taken from A Beautiful Constraint, by Adam Morgan and Mark Barden

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Introduction

Taken from Learned Helplessness, by Christopher Peterson, Steven F. Maier, Martin E. P. Seligman

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My Personal Healing

Taken from Guiding Principles for Life Beyond Victim Consciousness, by Lynne Forrest.

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A Fateful Meeting

Taken from The Power of TED, by David Emerald.

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Introduction

Taken from How to Break Free, by Barry K. Weinhold, Ph.D. and Janae B. Weinhold, Ph.D.

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