When someone plays the victim, they dehumanise and divert attention from others. They claim their actions are justified and use their falsified victimhood as an excuse for their poor behaviour. This allows them to abuse and manipulate power dynamics.
- Guided meditation can help you to delve into your own mind and look honestly at your actions. It can also help you think critically about the behaviour of others.
Why Do People Play the Victim?
People often play the victim as a psychological game. They do it to get what they want or stop something they don’t want. They manipulate a situation by making themselves the victim. Some people also play the victim to get detailed information from others and feel powerful in a situation.
Some people play the victim because they feel powerless. They have a negative cycle that makes them believe they are always victims. Similarly, some people use victimhood to get help, which is common amongst substance abusers.
How to Avoid Playing the Victim
We often understand why we shouldn’t play the victim or manipulate others. We know it can affect people and cause problems if we make up stories and emotions to get reactions from them. But even so, we still end up playing the victim more than we realise. When times are tough or stressful, we might do it without even realising it. If we start thinking negatively, we might immediately start seeing ourselves as victims.
There are several steps to undo such behaviours. First, we must act with good positivity. Techniques such as positive affirmation and visualisation may be what we need to get ourselves out of a negative slump, causing us to self-victimize. Consider that when you next feel yourself drowning in the depths of negativity. We can erase negativity by realigning with positive thoughts if we so try. Also, guided meditation is a helpful way to change our thinking and how we behave. A mentor can assist us in understanding why we might feel like a victim deep within our minds.
