61 Quotes About Victim-mentality

I do not subscribe to the abuse "victim" or "survivor" labelling mentality. I have experienced every kind of abuse imaginable and I am and always have been the most happy-go-lucky, positive and life affirming person around. Your labels do not serve you, so don't use them as an excuse to be miserable. You have a beautiful life to live, so accept the beauty and start living.

The trap of resentment. It is probably the worst mental prison in the world. It is the inability to let go of anger and the perceived or real injustices we suffer. Some people let one or two, or maybe ten unpleasant experiences poison the rest of their lives. They let their anger ferment and rot their personality. They end up seeing themselves as victims of their parents, teachers, their peers and preachers.

This [ban bossy] campaign is indicative of one of the main problems with feminism today -- the idea that women are victims in need of more and more special protection.

It is not uncommon for someone to be a self-saboteur and compound that by also having a victim mentality. It is as though they are holding their own breath and then blaming others for their inability to breathe. If they can break free from this cycle, everything in their life changes for the better.

I believe that there's no improvement if you have an inferiority complex and victim mentality.

Victims declare,“The world is responsible for me,” and never do anything to better their quality of life.

The more people there are who proclaim themselves victims over tinyinfractions, the harder it becomes to see who the real victims actually are.

Grandpa C instilled in me at a very young age, nobody owes you nothing!

The psychological phrase secondary gain describes the behavior of using illness or pain to attract attention. There is another term to describe this: victim mindset. Both may feel comforting for a time but, sadly, prevent all efforts to live a fulfilling life.