Those who have a victim mentality often believe that the challenges they face are direct reflections of their inability. This idea usually becomes internalized, with thoughts such as “I’m just unlucky, nothing I do works” and “Why bother, I can’t succeed anyways.” becoming a core part of their psyche.The more negative events happen, the more deeply these beliefs are entrenched in the outlook of the victim.
Eventually, they will become unable to get back up again after being knocked over because they erode their self-confidence with constant negative self-talk.Usually, self-sabotage links closely to negative self-talk.
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