How do you help someone who always sees themselves as a victim?
Sometimes you can give a friend your advice and say it’s up to them after that, you’ve done all you could. But when it’s your sister, spouse, etc.? How can we help? A gentle comment results in instant defensiveness. Any ex-self-victimizers out there? What did your friends/family do to empower you or your self-accountability?
How to help someone with low self-esteem?
Ok, this is really a theoretical question, but how would you go about helping someone with chronically low self-esteem? As a friend, or a lover, or a family member?