Tom Krieglstein argues that friends should call each other out for playing the victim. A 2022 study found that victim mentality reduces happiness and joy. He says real friendship means pushing people to confront their traumas and take responsibility for their own growth.
Have you read the book the Subtle Art of Not Giving Up? Beep. There's a quote in it from Mark where he talked about sometimes the best thing we can do is give tough love to the people in our lives and tell them, stop blaming others for your own insecurities, your own traumas, and instead go inside and do the hard work and fix it yourself. There was a research project done in 2022 that shows that by playing the victim, it actually decreases our happiness in life, decreases our joy, and decreases our chance for fulfillment. So, as a friend, maybe the best thing to do is to give your friend some tough love and tell them, stop blaming other people and solve your own traumas and triggers and insecurities.
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