Someone once asked me how I hold my head up so high after all I’ve been through. I said, it’s because no matter what, I am a survivor. Not a victim. — Patricia Buckley
Victim
Don’t take anything personally. Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won’t be the victim of needless suffering. — Miguel Ruiz
There are many ways to manage fear, but I believe it’s more important to realize you are not a helpless victim, you are not a fly caught in a spider web, and that even if bad things happened before, it doesn’t mean they will again. You CAN protect yourself. You CAN deal with the fear. …
Forgiveness doesn’t mean you excuse the crime. It just means you’re no longer willing to be the victim. — Unknown