A VICTIM MENTALITY MIGHT be easy to spot in others but not so easy to recognise in ourselves. The first step is to notice the symptoms of this type of mindset - feeling out of control, thinking you are unlucky in life and believing that the world is against you.
Proactive self-help, spirituality and magazines such as Psychologies help us tune into our inner power. It’s about taking personal responsibility. It’s much easier to blame the outside world or others for your unhappiness or misfortune. You can spend your entire life blaming situations, fate and other people, but it only makes you feel worse, not better. We have power over our thoughts. For a more contented existence, we need to put our focus on what we can control.