Meditations on "Victim"

A person with a victim mentality has learned to focus on suffering while trying to avoid more at any cost.

A victim is a person who has been abused, hurt, or oppressed, and is without the needed knowledge or power to change their circumstances.

Is there really a God? Is there really a higher power to which turning over my life and my will actually gives me recovery and a life worth living?

Be careful! Watch out for attacks from the Devil, your great enemy.

"God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men.

Comparing our lives with those of others will make us vulnerable to relapse especially when we are encountering accusation and condemnation.

There are times when life treats us unfairly. We may protest the injustices, fall victim to self-pity, give in to a “poor me” kind of attitude, or sink into depression.

A spiritual battle takes place every day of our lives and, without God’s help, we are vulnerable to attack and harm.

People living with a victim mentality often believe that it is impossible to get well.

Jesus encountered a man who had been sick a long time.

People with a victim mentality often confuse love with pity or rescue.