victim mentality
noun
: the belief that one is always a victim : the idea that bad things will always happen to one
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This victim mentality intensifies their antagonistic behaviors, pushing people even further away, said Christiane Büttner, lead study author and social psychologist at Switzerland’s University of Basel.
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Julianna Bragg, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
Rhiannon’s perspective is perhaps warped by her victim mentality.
—Esther Zuckerman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
Succumbing to a victim mentality in these moments can make your problems seem bigger and send you into a wave of self-doubt or self-pity.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 30 July 2024
This is especially true of those who fall into a victim mentality.
—Terry Pluto, cleveland, 26 Aug. 2023
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Julianna Bragg, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
Rhiannon’s perspective is perhaps warped by her victim mentality.
—Esther Zuckerman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
Succumbing to a victim mentality in these moments can make your problems seem bigger and send you into a wave of self-doubt or self-pity.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 30 July 2024
This is especially true of those who fall into a victim mentality.
—Terry Pluto, cleveland, 26 Aug. 2023
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“Victim mentality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/victim%20mentality. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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