Dealing with the Victim Mentality

The Overwhelmed Brain

Paul Colaianni: Emotional Abuse and Relationship Expert

Mental Health, Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.5 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2014

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

There are true victims in the world, then there are chronic complainers who keep themselves in a victimized state, closing the door to progress, healing and growth. It could have started in childhood, or sprung up when they were older, but those who have a victim mentality know one thing for sure: Nothing ever works out for them. This belief system keeps them in a rut, and prevents them from seeing options that could be right in front of them. Are you a self-perpetuating victim? Listen in and find out!

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0:00.0	Are you tired of that same old rehashed personal growth advice that all seems to boil down to?
0:11.0	Think positively and all your problems will go away.
0:14.0	If affirmations feel like lies and positive thinking feels like denial,
0:19.0	then I want you to get ready.
0:21.0	The overwhelmed brain is here to help you create the life you want now. Hello, this is Paul Coliani, host of the Overwhelmed Brain, the Personal Growth Show for the Critical
0:44.8	Thinker.
0:45.8	Every week I discuss practical down-to-earth steps to help you improve your mood, your
0:51.9	sanity, your relationships, and almost everything else in your life.
0:56.2	We'll talk about why we do the things we do and what we can do to reach higher levels of
1:00.8	happiness and lower levels of stress and overwhelm.
1:04.6	My goal is to help you step into your power with every episode and do whatever it takes to help
1:09.4	you discover the resources you need to create the life you want.
1:14.4	When this episode is released on Sunday morning, I'll be in Vermont enjoying some recreation
1:19.6	time with someone very close to me. This is something I've been looking forward to for a long time.
1:25.0	Having a long-term goal makes the journey more meaningful and fills you with a purpose.
1:30.0	What we are discussing today is the victim mentality. The people who have this
1:35.9	mentality are what I call self-perpetuating victims. They are heavily focused on all the bad that happened and is happening right now instead of focusing on something good now and in the future
1:50.6	I've been planning a few days off for a couple of months now so it has driven and
1:55.0	motivated me. Every day I think about what it will be like to have this time off
1:58.8	with someone I love. So no matter what's going on in the world, that is something I can look forward to.
2:06.2	Self-perpetuating victims on the other hand don't look forward to things.
2:10.4	They commit to unhappiness in the moment.
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