“Victims may be defensive, submissive, over-accommodating to others, passive-aggressive in conflict, dependent on others for self-worth, overly sensitive, even manipulative. They're often angry, resentful, and envious, feeling unworthy or ashamed about their circumstances. Have you ever felt or acted this way?” WayMaySelfFeelingsFeltCircumstancesConflictVictimAngrySelf WorthSensitiveAshamedDependentAggressivePassiveUnworthyEnviousSubmissiveManipulativeResentfulPassive Aggressive Author:David Emerald Womeldorff
“When you inhabit any of these three roles, you're reacting to fear of victimhood, loss of control, or loss of purpose. You're always looking outside yourself, to the people and circumstances of life, for a sense of safety, security, and sanity.” PeopleInspirationalPurposeThreeLossRolesSecurityCircumstancesSafetySanityReactingVictimhood Author:David Emerald Womeldorff
“Living from the Creator Orientation is actually more challenging. In the Victim Orientation, I didn't have to exercise conscious choice; I just reacted to my circumstances.” ChoicesChallengesCircumstancesExerciseConsciousVictimCreatorOrientation Author:David Emerald Womeldorff
“Every Victim requires a Persecutor. But the Persecutor isn't always necessarily a person. The Persecutor could also be a condition or a circumstance. A persecuting condition might be a disease or a heart attack, or an injury. A persecuting circumstance could be a natural disaster, like a hurricane or an earthquake or a house burning down.” HeartPersonsMightEarthHouseNaturalConditionsCircumstancesDiseaseVictimDisasterBurningInjuryHurricanesEarthquakesHeart AttackNatural DisasterBurning Down Author:David Emerald Womeldorff