QUOTE : It is always someone or something else that is somehow responsible for the problems you’re having.<br />People like me who blame others tend to overemphasize themselves while at the same time underemphasizing the negative effects of their actions. <br />Realize something very important here, I didn't say 'overemphasize the effects of others on them,' I said, overemphasize themselves. Overemphasizing the negative impact others have had on them is very much a part of overemphasizing self.