It is very obvious in today’s world how many people have become victims of Victim Mentality. That is not surprising because we have all been victims of other people’s lack of concern or even of their personal resentment or spite. But to continue with victim mentality is to live a life forfeiting the blessing of being a victor rather than a victim as we face the challenges of living in a complex and demanding world.
In the articles below I attempt to show how early victim mentality entered the human race, how so many people in today’s world are captivated by it and how victory can be won over it.
To read any of the articles just click on the number of the article or enter the number in the search facility on the site http://www.jimholbeck.blog
311. “Hey! I’m The Victim Here!” The Curse Of “Victimhood” In Today’s World.
Posted on February 1, 2019 by Jim Holbeck
It comes so naturally to us as humans to see ourselves as victims. And we are! Most of us have been the victims of other people’s sins against us. But there has to come a time when we get over our victim mentality and begin to make a positive contribution to the world as well as to our own personal lives. So let’s look at how a victim mentality came early to the human race, how we might recognise it and how we might learn to overcome it.
312. Bitterness Mixed With Victim Mentality. A Disastrous Cocktail For The World! How To Bring Healing To A Confused Hurting World!
Posted on February 3, 2019 by Jim Holbeck
In the previous article I wrote on the danger of adopting and being held captive by a victim mentality. It is so easy for humans to play the victim because we have all been victims at some stage of hurtful and unloving attitudes, words and actions. However as we saw in the case of Joseph in the Old Testament, victims can learn to triumph in spite of all the negativity they encounter. Perhaps we know of friends and acquaintances who have been through a living hell in their lives and yet today are among the most positive and supportive people on the globe. They became victors instead of remaining as victims. It is possible! By the grace of God!
359. THE CURSE OF VICTIMHOOD [And Other Factors] ON THE HUMAN RACE
Posted on June 18, 2020 by Jim Holbeck
In early 2019 I posted an article number 311 on this site with the title, ‘“Hey! I’m The Victim Here!” The Curse Of “Victimhood” In Today’s World.’ Little did I realise that a very deep sense of victimhood would become so quickly imbedded in so many people groups around the world. I pointed out in that article that all of us are victims in life in varying degrees, but one does not have to adopt or maintain a victim mentality as an ongoing attitude of mind throughout life. One can have a much more positive attitude to life even in the midst of challenging situations.
360. The Unholy Triumvirate. Adding Entitlement To The Dangerous Cocktail Of Victim Mentality And Bitterness. Why The World Is In Such A Mess!
Posted on June 25, 2020 by Jim Holbeck
In my previous article number 359 I wrote about the dangerous cocktail that results when bitterness is added to victim mentality. I also mentioned that if another particular element was added, it would form a dangerous triumvirate that could influence the thinking and consequent behaviour of many in our world today. We can now look at what that third element is. It is the Sense of Entitlement that so many people in the world today seem to have adopted as an ongoing pattern of thinking. It is bad enough of itself but when added to the other two elements it can become a mixture that is quite explosive in human relationships.
Blog No.596 posted on Tuesday 09 June 2026
About Jim Holbeck
Once an Industrial Chemist working for the Queensland Government but later an Anglican minister in Brisbane, Armidale and Sydney. Last position for eighteen years before retirement in 2006 was as the Leader of the Healing Ministry at St Andrew's Cathedral Sydney.
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596. Summary Of Articles On Victim Mentality
It is very obvious in today’s world how many people have become victims of Victim Mentality. That is not surprising because we have all been victims of other people’s lack of concern or even of their personal resentment or spite. But to continue with victim mentality is to live a life forfeiting the blessing of being a victor rather than a victim as we face the challenges of living in a complex and demanding world.
In the articles below I attempt to show how early victim mentality entered the human race, how so many people in today’s world are captivated by it and how victory can be won over it.
To read any of the articles just click on the number of the article or enter the number in the search facility on the site http://www.jimholbeck.blog
311. “Hey! I’m The Victim Here!” The Curse Of “Victimhood” In Today’s World.
Posted on February 1, 2019 by Jim Holbeck
It comes so naturally to us as humans to see ourselves as victims. And we are! Most of us have been the victims of other people’s sins against us. But there has to come a time when we get over our victim mentality and begin to make a positive contribution to the world as well as to our own personal lives. So let’s look at how a victim mentality came early to the human race, how we might recognise it and how we might learn to overcome it.
312. Bitterness Mixed With Victim Mentality. A Disastrous Cocktail For The World! How To Bring Healing To A Confused Hurting World!
Posted on February 3, 2019 by Jim Holbeck
In the previous article I wrote on the danger of adopting and being held captive by a victim mentality. It is so easy for humans to play the victim because we have all been victims at some stage of hurtful and unloving attitudes, words and actions. However as we saw in the case of Joseph in the Old Testament, victims can learn to triumph in spite of all the negativity they encounter. Perhaps we know of friends and acquaintances who have been through a living hell in their lives and yet today are among the most positive and supportive people on the globe. They became victors instead of remaining as victims. It is possible! By the grace of God!
359. THE CURSE OF VICTIMHOOD [And Other Factors] ON THE HUMAN RACE
Posted on June 18, 2020 by Jim Holbeck
In early 2019 I posted an article number 311 on this site with the title, ‘“Hey! I’m The Victim Here!” The Curse Of “Victimhood” In Today’s World.’ Little did I realise that a very deep sense of victimhood would become so quickly imbedded in so many people groups around the world. I pointed out in that article that all of us are victims in life in varying degrees, but one does not have to adopt or maintain a victim mentality as an ongoing attitude of mind throughout life. One can have a much more positive attitude to life even in the midst of challenging situations.
360. The Unholy Triumvirate. Adding Entitlement To The Dangerous Cocktail Of Victim Mentality And Bitterness. Why The World Is In Such A Mess!
Posted on June 25, 2020 by Jim Holbeck
In my previous article number 359 I wrote about the dangerous cocktail that results when bitterness is added to victim mentality. I also mentioned that if another particular element was added, it would form a dangerous triumvirate that could influence the thinking and consequent behaviour of many in our world today. We can now look at what that third element is. It is the Sense of Entitlement that so many people in the world today seem to have adopted as an ongoing pattern of thinking. It is bad enough of itself but when added to the other two elements it can become a mixture that is quite explosive in human relationships.
Blog No.596 posted on Tuesday 09 June 2026
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About Jim Holbeck
Once an Industrial Chemist working for the Queensland Government but later an Anglican minister in Brisbane, Armidale and Sydney. Last position for eighteen years before retirement in 2006 was as the Leader of the Healing Ministry at St Andrew's Cathedral Sydney.