And your proof for this "lack of grit" theory of mental health would be what exactly? I would submit that it is just your uninformed opinion and you have nothing at all to back it up. I know a lot of people - including several of my friends' children - who suffer from anxiety or depression so severe that they have dropped out of school. I have relatives with serious mental health issues. To suggest that ANY of these people simply lack "grit" - that if they would only toughen up and stop "whining" and "attention-seeking" things would magically get better - is ridiculous. But that is what you are suggesting and I want to see some proof for your assertion that a "victim mentality" is a factor in mental illness. But I won't hold my breath because you don't have any proof.