In today’s episode, we discuss the topic of victimhood, what that means and how it may be the result of painful ad traumatic experiences. More specifically, we dive into the topics of how to build a support system while struggling through a traumatic event, learning how to move forwards with our life, and how to transition into the healing process. It can be hard to move out of the vicious cycle of self-blame, pain, and trauma. However, if we are able to detach ourselves and our identity from one particular negative event and allow ourselves to receive help from our closest friends then we can move away from victimhood.
Today, we discuss how this may lead to self-isolation, how victimhood may become a learned behaviour that feels as if it can not be changed, creates feelings of helplessness, and how we might need to separate a traumatic event from one’s identity. Being a victim can be used as a barrier to real growth or change, freezing us in a moment of time in our lives. As a result, victimhood may become a form of self-protection to prevent us from having to go through and process our emotions. 
Join us on today’s episode as we discuss these topics and much more, including learning how to move on, allowing ourselves to build a support system and how to move into the healing process.
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Topics Covered:
How victimhood may become a learned behaviour that feels as if it can not be changed
Allowing ourselves to build a support system while struggling through a traumatic event
Victimhood may become a form of self-protection 
How narcissism relates to the topic of victimhood
Learning how to move away from allowing a traumatic event from being a part of our identity

Resources Mentioned:
http://www.storycentral.org/strangers/ (STRANGERS podcast from Lea Thau)
https://themoth.org/ (The Moth)

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