The Dangers of Victim Mentality: Support Your Mental Health by Not Falling for the Belief That You Are Powerless to Change Your Circumstances.

Emotional Badass

Nikki Eisenhauer

Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Education

4.8 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

This week we explore the dangers of victim mentality in today's society. As a mental health advocate, I've seen the impact of the philosophy of victimhood and how it can leave us feeling powerless and stuck. Through this episode, we will dive into the role of mindfulness in retraining our brains to offer a different perspective, cultivating resilience, and empowering ourselves to overcome obstacles and challenges. I'll also discus the widely debated topic of trigger warnings and how good intentions can backfire, creating entitlement and irrational beliefs that perpetuate victim mentality. Join us as we discuss how to cultivate muscles for this life and lean into triggers to desensitize ourselves, take control of our thoughts, and find peace, ease, and grounded centeredness within ourselves. Learn how mindfulness and resilience can help Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) overcome this mindset and reclaim their personal power. I delve into the importance of accepting life's discomforts and leaning into triggers to build emotional fortitude. By taking personal responsibility and letting go of past trauma, HSPs can cultivate inner peace, ease, and grounded centeredness. Discover practical strategies to transform your mental health and embrace a more empowered, resilient life. We've got a new goal on Patreon. When we hit 350 patrons we'll be doing our first Cinema Soul Care event. Join Nikki online live on a Friday night for healing and a movie! Check out our most recipient of the Pay It Forward: A Meal On Me With Love. https://www.gofundme.com/f/a-meal-on-me-with-love Resources: Download the free Morning Routine PDF to learn our techniques to help conquer your day! https://www.emotionalbadass.com/morning-routine Community & Exclusive Bonus Episodes & Video: https://www.patreon.com/emotionalbadass 30 Days to Peace Course: https://www.EmotionalBadass.com/peace CODE: BADASS for 30% Off Narcissistic Abuse Workshop: https://www.EmotionalBadass.com/workshops CODE: BADASS for 30% Off Email Newsletter: for weekly wellness emails where we share mental health tips, announcements, discount codes, and highlight past episodes: https://www.emotionalbadass.com/newsletter Check out our Guided Meditations narrated by Nikki available for sale: https://www.emotionalbadass.com/store/meditations Follow us on Social Media: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/emotionalbadass IG: https://www.instagram.com/emotional.badass FB: https://www.facebook.com/emotionalbadass TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@emotionalbadass Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/emotionalbadass Thank you for supporting this show by supporting our sponsors: https://www.emotionalbadass.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.2	badass where Moxie meets mindful. I'm your host, Nikki Eisenhower, live coach and psychotherapist. And on today's
0:39.3	episode, I'm discussing resiliency versus victim mentality. Patreon, pay it forward, I hope you are enjoying spring wherever you are. We've certainly had some
1:12.1	lovely weather and I've been loving it and getting into the sunshine. I wanted to do this
1:18.2	episode because I had such a good time doing the last live stream Q&A on our Patreon. The last
1:25.2	topic was refusing victim mentality. I love y'all at Patreon. You all really ask the
1:32.1	questions that I think pull the best information out of me. So I appreciate how we come together
1:38.4	to create healing content. That's what we're doing over there at Patreon. And from the energy of refusing
1:47.0	victim mentality for our April live stream Q&A, I chose the next Patreon pay it forward. And I don't
1:54.7	think I say it here enough, but a full 10% of what we pull in at Patreon.
2:01.9	We pay it forward.
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