India, Sept. 19 -- Ever feel like your partner constantly plays the victim and blames you for everything that goes wrong? You're not alone. Experts say this pattern of behaviour, known as victim mentality, is becoming increasingly common in relationships and can take a serious toll on emotional intimacy. Often rooted in past trauma or unresolved experiences, it is a clinically recognised behaviour that can strain even the strongest relationships.

In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Vandana V. Prakash - a clinical psychologist with 30 years of experience in psychotherapy and psycho-diagnostics, who is currently associated with Max Hospital, Vaishali - discusses the rising prevalence of victim mentality in relationships, particularly wit...