A victim is an injured party, casualty; fatality or loser. When we see ourselves as a victim, we seem to be the target or focus of another’s hurtful actions. We are having something done to us. As such, the only way out seems to involve stopping the other party from their malicious behavior. This can be discouraging as it takes great pains to try to control others; especially those we feel are victimizing us. It also, ironically, requires us to be controlling and manipulative ourselves… Read more.