If you see yourself as the "survivor" of a given wrong, it's different from seeing yourself as the "victim" of that wrong. Vitally different, because...

...your self-perception affects the way you are seen, your actions and the outcome. A victim wails, tantrums, curses, and passively expects justice. The survivor, already a winner, stands up and calmly explains the need for justice, sticking with it, able to listen to the other side, until justice, perhaps on an unexpected new level, is gained....