Victim Mentality: Why Blaming Others Holds You Back

A victim mentality is when someone claims that bad things keep happening to them more than others and differs from feeling sorry for themselves right after bad things happen.

A person under the influence of a victim mentality blames someone or something else for their circumstances and refuses to take control of their life.

If you suspect that you or someone you know is stuck playing the victim, you'll benefit from knowing the signs, causes, and solutions to a victim mentality and shift to an empowered way of being.