I just read the best quote having to do with perpetual victimhood. It's from the movie "The Lion King":
Adult Simba: I know what I have to do. But going back means I'll have to face my past. I've been running from it for so long.
[Rafiki hits Simba on the head with his stick]
Adult Simba: Ow! Jeez, what was that for?
Rafiki: It doesn't matter. It's in the past.
Adult Simba: Yeah, but it still hurts.
Rafiki: Oh yes, the past can hurt. But the from way I see it, you can either run from it, or... learn from it.
I think perpetual victims are the ones that don't learn from their past. They are too busy running from it to take responsibility for their future.