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How to stop playing the victim and start living

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Do bad things happen to you no matter what you do or try? Do you feel that it's always other people's fault when something happens to you? Chances are, you could have a victim mentality.

According to Dr Martin Seligman, a pioneer in positive psychology, a victim mentality is characterized by a pervasive belief that external forces are solely responsible for one's circumstances.

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