Playing the victim can be done in many different ways: from overexaggerating an injury, to not standing up for yourself when you are being treated unfairly. The key thing to remember is that people who play the victim often want to be mistreated, put in unfair situations, or even get pity from other people. This is what makes playing the victim different from actually being a victim.

We are all going to be victims at certain points in our lives. Maybe it's something small like someone taking your toy as a little kid, or maybe it's more extreme, like having abusive parents growing up. In both of these situations, you are in the "right" and someone else is in the "wrong". While there is nothing inherently bad about being a victim at times, the problem arises when the "victim" becomes addicted to their role.

Does this sound like you? Listen to learn more about yourself :)

If you want to learn more about this topic, read about it over on my blog teenindependence.com/2022/03/13/are-you-addicted-to-being-a-victim/

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