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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 -
Key Themes
  • Victimhood
  • Lack Of Agency
  • Blaming Others
  • Learned Helplessness
  • The Drama Triangle
  • The TED Process
Key Thinkers
  • Martin Seligman
  • Jordan Peterson
  • David Emerald
  • Teal Swan
  • Mel Robbins
  • Clay Routledge
Tackling How We Interpret Bad Events

By Martin Seligman
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Challenging Victim-Like Thinking
By Jordan Peterson
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Breaking Out Of Victimhood

By Integral Zen

Learned Helplessness: A Precursor To Victimhood

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

Roles We Play: Hero, Victim, Villain

By Donald Miller & Diana Chapman

Breaking The Cycle Via The Empowerment Dynamic

By David Emerald

The Karpman Drama Triangle

By Lewis Psychology & The Rewired Soul

Understanding Control Dramas

By Teal Swan
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Dropping The Power Trips & Drama

By Tripp Lanier

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Truth Theory

23 Signs You’re Suffering From A Victim Mentality

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CNBC
The 2 mental shifts highly successful people make

Full Article

Lifehacker
How to Ditch the Victim Mentality and Become More Empowered

full article

Very Well Mind
What Is Learned Helplessness and Why Does it Happen?

Full Article

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

Full Article

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?

full article

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

full article

PsychCentral
The 10 Warning Signs of Having a Victim Mentality

full article

Healthline
How to Identify and Deal with a Victim Mentality

full article

Forbes
How To Escape The Dreaded Drama Triangle

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IDR Labs

Victimhood Test

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TechTello
How To Opt Out Of The Drama Triangle And Take Responsibility

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Martin Seligman

From Learned Helplessness To Hopefulness

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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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      • "If Only..."
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      • Live (& Let Die)
      • Paradise Lost
      • Radical Acceptance
      • Resilience
      • Stoic
      • Tales Of Yesterday
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      • Dan Ariely
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      • Carl Jung
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      • Ellen Langer
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      • Kelly McGonigal
      • Greg McKeown
      • Kristin Neff
      • Cal Newport
      • Friedrich Nietzsche
      • Gabriele Oettingen
      • Dan Pink
      • Steven Pressfield
      • Jordan Peterson
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      • Tony Robbins
      • Ken Robinson
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      • Tina Seelig
      • Martin Seligman
      • Simon Sinek
      • Teal Swan
      • Eckhart Tolle
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