We must understand these things…
Childhood trauma (esp. appearance bullying) can lead to a life of bondage to victimhood, vindictiveness, and vengeance. Blaming others is a common part of this life.
These things can lead to one to go through life collecting injuries (real and imagined) that magnify a sense of victimhood (as one craves pity and sympathy) and intensifies desire for revenge (as anger builds) – against those who didn’t even cause the original trauma – and who never would.
This kind of reaction often involves misreading circumstances and people as victimizing agents – those who supposedly emotionally or psychologically abuse – even though such things are not actually happening.
It can be very challenging to live with and love a person who continuously stokes the fires of victimhood, vindictiveness, and revenge. Encouraging them to see things differently is not easy when these emotions become a grid through which they read life.
An indication…
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