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RE: Peace Academy Curriculum // How to Break Free From a Victim Mentality and Empower Yourself

in #peaceacademy7 years ago

This is so on point. It's much easier to engage in a victim mentality and play the blame game than take responsibility and handle it. We gain a short-term satisfaction from doing so but in the long-term, it transforms into uncertainty and hopelessness as you mentioned at the beginning. Victim mentality means that we are putting our lives and future into someone else's hands. I appreciate you sharing this post because I think many people feel likes victims as I felt also in the past so I know how damaging it can be. Understanding that we are responsible for our choices and also people we keep in our lives is the key. If someone is hurting us, why are we still around? It is our choice, therefore our responsibility