You Are NOT a Victim
![A note on a textured surface reads "[I am not a victim]" in bold black handwritten letters, embodying empowerment and personal growth. The image is captured in striking black and white tones.](https://www.neurosculpting.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/victim.jpg.webp)
Autonomy and control wire into our brains directly into the reward center: the ventral striatum. When we perceive we don’t have control, we deactivate the reward center and activate the pain/stress pathway. In 2009 the Journal of Psychosomatic Research published this finding: helplessness accounted for a 5-times greater risk of hypertension than any other life factor, […]
