There's a difference between risk-aversion and victim mentality. People who are risk averse will look for reasons to not do something. People who have a victi

There's a difference between risk-aversion and victim mentality. People who are risk averse will look for reasons to not do something. People who have a victim mentality might actually go ahead and do the thing, but if they fail they'll think it's because the universe hates them (or something similar).