| How do you know if you have a victim mentality? | | | | Some Victims walked at a slower pace than other |
| What exactly makes someone a potential victim? | | | | people, as if they are unsure of themselves or lacking |
| Predators are very good at noticing the signs of a | | | | a sense of purpose. Other victims might walk too |
| potential victim. They seek these people out because | | | | fast which could give the impression that the person |
| they are the easiest to attack. Learning the signs | | | | is nervous or afraid. |
| that predators are looking for will help you not to | | | | Fluidity |
| become one of their victims. | | | | Victims have awkward body movements. They can |
| The Grayson/Stein Study | | | | have jerky movements or wavering from side to |
| There is a very famous study that was conducted in | | | | side as if they were off balance. |
| 1984 by Betty Grayson and Morris Stein. The study | | | | Wholeness |
| researched the criteria that predators used to select | | | | This refers to how you move your arms when |
| their victims. They videotaped pedestrians in New | | | | walking. Victims tend to swing their arms away from |
| York City and showed the videos to convicts who | | | | their bodies as if they were detached. Non-Victims |
| were in prison for violent offenses. | | | | don't swing their arms as much and they move their |
| The convicts only took a few seconds to pick out | | | | bodies from their "center" which gives them the |
| the pedestrians that they felt would make easy | | | | appearance of confidence and strength. |
| targets. The convicts picked out the similar | | | | Posture and Gaze |
| pedestrians every time. The researchers didn't know | | | | Victims tend to look downward, have a slumped |
| why the convicts picked these certain people and | | | | posture and seem unaware of their surroundings. |
| the convicts sometimes didn't know themselves. | | | | They are not looking at what's going on around them. |
| The researchers then studied the movements and | | | | They don't make eye contact with people. All of this |
| body language of the pedestrians to see what made | | | | tells a predator that you are weak, submissive, afraid |
| certain people "easy targets". Here is what they | | | | and you have low self-esteem. Easy target. |
| discovered: | | | | If you want to lower your chances of becoming a |
| Stride | | | | victim, avoid the victim mentality. If you have been |
| People who were selected as victims had abnormally | | | | living your life with this type of mentality up until |
| long or short strides as they walked. They would | | | | now, get rid of it. Practice the opposite of the victim |
| drag their feet or shuffle their feet. People who were | | | | behaviors described above. It might be |
| non-victims walked with confidence. Their stride was | | | | uncomfortable to you at first, but continue to |
| smooth and natural. | | | | practice and before you know it, it will be a habit. |
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