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Martyr Syndrome
(redirected from Martyr complex)

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Martyr Syndrome
A condition in which a person uses their suffering, self-sacrifice, and role as a victim to manipulate others into psychologically rewarding them for their ongoing misery
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Conservatives, however, seem to have a special affinity for taking on the role of the aggrieved minority fixing for a fight a martyr complex, as Perlstein called it.
State GOP prepares for ideological battle by Staff / Las Vegas Sun
He said: "I was the adult child of an alcoholic, which comes with a whole bunch of character traits - obsession, control, manipulation and a martyr complex were the ones I became aware of.
I kept a packed bag in cupboard so that I could get out quickly; ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
While the great failure in this regard was the defeat of Meech Lake, Pratte attacks the martyr complex by finding that both sides carry responsibility for the string of failures.
Checking in on Quebec: two leading analysts try to free the province ... by Anderson, George / Literary Review of Canada
 
 
 
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