Victim Mentality: Why Blaming Others Holds You Back

<p>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. </p> <p>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. </p> <p>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.</p>