This victim approach may stem from an overall feeling of helplessness or powerlessness that one sees in their lives.

However, it could also come as a result of moral indoctrination, the belief that ambition, desire, conquest and other proactive or predatory actions are evil.

To want something better for yourself is to be selfish, greedy or envious.

And to accomplish this, you often must take it away from someone or somehow beat out others who you are competing against.