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Playing the victim is an egocentric person’s way of twisting the truths. But despite all the efforts, others will always see their true colors. As the adage goes: We were not born yesterday!
Persons with victim mentality claim things that happen to them are the fault of someone or something other than themselves. It might be the fault of their partner, family, co-worker, friend, or "the way the world is." They frequently complain about the bad things that happen in their lives. They are reluctant to take personal responsibility, asserting that the circumstances aren’t in their control (Brennan, 2022).
Vicki Botnick, a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) in Tarzana, California, explains that people identify with the victim role when they “veer into the belief that everyone else caused their misery.”
These people do not take responsibility of their actions!
A lot of people will then ask: Why is it that these types do not learn from their past mistakes? Is it a personality trait or something edging towards mental illness?
One 2020 study (Gabay, Hameiri, et al.) suggests that the victim mentality may be a personality trait, dubbed the “Tendency for Interpersonal Victimhood (TIV).” In this case, it spans multiple types of relationships and includes four patterns: a desire for recognition as a victim; feelings of moral superiority; limited empathy for others; and frequent rumination.
And Lebow (2022) theorized that a sense of victimhood may also be a symptom of another mental health condition, including: borderline personality disorder (BPD); major depressive disorder (MDD); and narcissistic personality disorder (NPD).
We often hear beauty queens advocating mental health awareness and all. Some always feel that this is all about depression. They do not realize that there are people we see around worse than being depressed.
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