“Is he not a victim of the delusion that he can wrest satisfaction and happiness out of this world if he only manages well?” (Page 61, Big Book)
Happiness and satisfaction come from doing God’s will.
The delusion: happiness and satisfaction flow from the outside in if I manage the outside correctly.
This is only thing I’m the victim of.
The ego is the persecutor. It's not you, them, or it.
When I recognise that the problem is the ego (the self), and ask for a different way, God provides it.