Last time i wrote about gaslighting, but every coin has a flip side. Victim mentality(also known as victimism) is an acquired personality trait in which a person tends to consider themselves as a victim of the negative actions of others, and to behave as if this were the case in the face of contrary evidence. In some cases, those with a victim mentality have in fact been the victim of wrongdoing by others, However, such misfortune does not necessarily imply that one will respond by developing a pervasive and universal victim mentality where one frequently or constantly perceives oneself to be a victim.

Victim mentality: the tendency for blaming one's misfortunes on somebody else's misdeeds or the situation one's in.

Victim playing: is the fabrication or exaggeration of victimhood for a variety of reasons such as to justify abuse of others, to manipulate others, a coping strategy, attention seeking or diffusion of responsibility. A person who repeatedly does this is known as a "professional victim".

Do you know anyone with victim mentality?