Victims

There are real victims in our midst, but not the ones who perpetually claim they are.

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Transcript

Victims

Here’s my life experience on victimhood: victims gravitate to other victims. 

My usage of “victim” in this regard does not refer to people who are genuine victims, but to those who find themselves in an unenviable state of mind that they attribute to someone or something outside of themselves.

Here’s the type of statements you’ll hear from these folks: “If it wasn’t for bad luck, I’d have no luck at all.” “Why does this always happen to me?” “Everyone is against me.” They live in a perpetual state of misery, and it’s never their fault.

It’s always an outside force that’s responsible, and they always have a story at the ready to justify their misery, and they’ll tell it to anyone who will listen. And they’re been telling this story for years.

If you’ve ever attended a large wedding reception, you’ve probably witnessed this: two people who don’t know each other but have the same profession or the same point of view finding each other and striking up a conversation and forming a bond.

The same is true for victims. They magnetize each other. Somehow, someway, they find one another. And they regurgitate the same thing they’ve been saying for years, hoping just one more telling of their tale of woe will make it go away. They consider each other a supportive source, but never notice that this “support” is anything but. Victims are codependent and committed to staying on the same track with no exit ramp in sight.

Some of the hardest people to help are “victims.” That’s because they can’t comprehend that they’re responsible for their state of mind. 

I wish I could offer a remedy that works. I can’t. Just like the Bible states, “The poor will aways be with us.” “Victims” are here to stay. It seems like the only ones who escape are those who get fed up with being fed up with their state of mind, and stop blaming others  for putting them into this bind.

All the best,

John