Yes! One thing that really bugs me about Americans (oh, where to begin!) is their victim mentality. No one is a drunk; they are a victim of a disease. No one is devoid of morals or empathy; they are a victim of their environment. The government and the news media propagate this attitude by talking about people as being "victims" of terror attacks, or "victims" of various diseases. Before you know it people are thinking of themselves as victims of everything under the sun. You're not a victim, people! Bad shit happens; it's part of life. If your happiness depends on nothing bad ever happening to you, then you will never be happy. The trick is to be happy despite whatever happens to you. Once you think of yourself as a victim, you attract more of what you're a "victim" of.

Droxy mentioned people creating unnecessary drama. I have found that the biggest drama queens are those who say repeatedly that they hate drama. They seems to go out of their way to create more of it, even as they are purportedly "fighting" it. (I think we both know to whom I am referring.) It's not just drama; we create everything in our experience... usually by resisting it. By "fighting" something, you give it energy and attention, thereby creating more of it. The Borg had it right: resistance IS futile. Don't resist anything; simply turn your attention to things that make you feel happy. We are as happy as we make up our minds to be.