A person can play the victim in order to manipulate you. By claiming the victim role or status, you may find yourself in the redeemer or protector role. As mentioned before, some people feel obligated to help a person in need. Sometimes, the protector or redeemer may find themselves acting as enablers. The manipulator (consciously or unconsciously) works you, making you feel responsible for the manipulator’s well-being. There are various ways this kind of relationship can harm you and impact your own well-being, but the main danger is that the so-called victim doesn’t need to do the work they need to do. Instead, you, the protector or redeemer, does all the work.