Dr. Edith Eger
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And every time you are a victim, you're going to find a victimizer.
Or you fluctuate between victim, becoming victimizer.
And it's very important to
Think about what you're going to say before you say it, whether it's important, whether it's necessary, and whether it's kind.
If it's not kind... Is it important?
It's kind.
Yeah.
If it's not kind, you're just not going to say it.
You cannot be a victim without a victimizer.
If you're a victim, you're always going to find a victimizer.
Or you'll fluctuate between victims.
Because victims are weak, and victimizers are strong.
So part of the psyche will identify with the aggressor.
That's what we call Stockholm Syndrome.
I think...
I never see myself that my identity would be being a victim.
I have no room for that in my life.
I'm not a victim.
I was victimized.
It's not who I am.