The problem with victimhood and mental health

Mandy Kloppers
4 min readMay 24, 2021

Is the victimhood culture psychologically healthy?

I have been thinking about where the current focus on will ultimately take society as a whole. How do you run a successful society on the constant amplification of aggrieved difference between groups?

Microaggressions are sometimes used as a form of social control. Participants gain social status by emphasising victimhood. Someone who is a member of multiple categories that are perceived as disadvantaged will be afforded greater moral status…

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Mandy Kloppers

Author, psychologist & blogger. Love tea, underdogs,kind people & my bed … CBT Counsellor/ Blog: www.thoughtsonlifeandlove.com