The deadly trap triangle: victim, butcher, or savior. How to get out...?

Any time you experience a negative, frustrating relationship that makes you feel deprived, you're probably caught in the triangle game. While there's nothing funny about the game, the word is apt, because these negative situations are strangely stereotypical and follow almost unchanging rules. Among the protagonists of your troubles, you'll find one of the following: Victim: Pure and innocent, passive and helpless, often complaining and sympathetic, but frequently erring and irritating. But...