In recovery circles, being a “victim” is frowned upon. There’s a saying inAl-Anon Family Groups:“There are no victims, only volunteers” – meaning that when you tolerate unacceptable behavior, you volunteer for it. Learning that I was being verbally abused was enlightening. Before that,...
Of course not. But when you identify with your thoughts, you become their victim. This is especially true if you tend to be critical of yourself. Then every mistake can mean that you’re “stupid,”“lazy,”“incompetent,” or a “failure.” To avoid being victimized, it’s important ...
You would now become the villain instead of being the victim. Do not say or do anything that can be provocative when presenting a case that you want people to listen to and give a fair judgment. If provocations could solve the problem, you wouldn’t be presenting your case for a hearing...
Child–Parent Violence: An Empirical Analysis of Offender, Victim, and Event Characteristics in a National Sample of Reported Incidents Child-parent violence (CPV) is arguably the most under-researched form of family violence, despite an extremely high rate of occurrence and increasing prev... JA ...
When either a woman or a man thought of killing someone, the intended victim was usually a man. Some of those men who get beat up and killed, you might argue, deserved it. Compared to nice guys, wife-beaters or bullies are no doubt somewhat more likely to get killed, often b...
tie, bind - fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair" rig - connect or secure to; "They rigged the bomb to the ignition" bitt - secure with a bitt; "bitt the ship line" latch - fasten with a latch; "latch the door" ...
Let me share with you four simple yet powerful ways to enjoy greater success – and become a better person in the process. And yes, these methods actually work. 1. Victim No More: Take Responsibility for Your Life Who knows why we get in our own way? Maybe we were unconsciously influenc...
It is very difficult for people to believe the simple fact that every persecutor was once a victim. Yet it should be very obvious that someone who was allowed to feel free and strong from childhood does not have the need to humiliate another person. — Alice Miller 62 Sometimes the stron...
A moderated mediation analysis (Study 3) suggests that the hedonic orientation increased donations specifically to closer recipients (the identified victim), due to the heightened emotional reaction raised by this help target. However, the increased donations to the general help target under eudemonic ...
Saint Therese wrote her famousAct of Oblation to Merciful Loveon June 9, 1895 (link to the full text at the end of this note) in which she offered herself as a “Victim of Holocaust to God’s Merciful Love.” As she explains in her autobiography she received a special grace that day...