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While bullying is an issue many will come across during their life. Some stand up to the bully and others become a ‘victim’. Many schools, work places etc.. have started to provide support to ensure it doesn’t get out of hand.
What many don’t realise is that many people deal with bullying on a daily basis alone they keep it to themselves believing the bullies will eventually stop and give up.
Bullying can include any of the following:
- name calling and put downs
- spreading of rumors/lies
- physical violence/attacks
- threats and intimidation
- teasing
- stealing of money or other property
- exclusion from a group or club
- ignoring or leaving someone out
Above are typical signs of bullying, although now with many having access to the Internet the new ‘trend’ is Cyber bullying. Threatening a person, spreading lies and rumours, editing photographs to make in appropriate gestures and much more. It has become much easier to do this with a simple click of a button. Some may find it funny or harmless but what they do not realise is that actually they may be at risk of destroying somebodies life.
In the public eye recently there has been several cases of people taking their own lives as it simply has become too much. The bullying had pushed them over the edge.
So I ask next time you think its a joke or funny to spread a rumour think about how it will be effecting the person of whom your talking about. Remember many people have things going on behing closed doors your next insult or comment may just be the last words they hear.
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This is such a scary topic. I love the ay you approach it by asking us to look within. That’s the rub, isn’t it? Seeing these things as “our” problem rather than “theirs.”
LOVE this blog!!!! I have never been a bully, but I try to fight back even tho even doin that gets you in trouble! I was bullied thru high school as I was small and in yr 7 I didnt know what gettin off wiv a boy was! Then in my job at the kids hospice was bullied by a nurse and then of course its happened recently on facebook. The worst is when lies are told about you and that hurts I can tell you. I try to teach my kids never to bully. Its a subject very close to my heart xxxxx
I admit I say thngs wiv out realising but after reading ths I will thnk really hard bout wot I say or do 2 those around me thnxs
Ive had tons of things said about me since getting together with my OH and theres even a page set up now! I dont tend to let it get to me as i know its mostly lies.. It was very tough when it started nearly 5 years ago!! Xx
you’d think they give up
i’ve been builled most my life the worst part is family who have done most of it! I will make sure my lchildren never have this happen if family even start contact will be stopped xx
After my little brother + sister being bullied i try my hardest not to do any of these but I guess I am guilty of a few of them, but I will try harder not to do them :/
xx
My brother was a notorious bully of the bullier. I think that came (in part) from him watching me get bullied. I have always been sort of a gentle giant, and what is the quickest way for a bully to get “respect”? Take down the biggest guy (or girl, in this case) in the room. I wouldn’t fight back, so it made me a HUGE target. As I got older, I started putting my foot down and now I don’t put up with it from anyone. I stand up against bullies at every turn and encourage my loved ones to do the same!
I think everybody has been guilty of being a bully, I know a few who say things about me, who put 2 and 2 together and make 5 but then i also say things back. I now laugh at them and their patheticness.
But at least i know i am trying to make up my past wrongs.. x
I think personally everyone may be guilty of bullying at some point in their life x x
i became a bully after taking it for years and regret it every day of my life x
love this!! never been a bully – despise them! x
Ill be honest and say that yes I have been a bully before.
I went after someone without mercy because of her treatment of me.
I had just lost twins and she found out and messaged me to say she was glad as I didnt deserve children anyway, how her life was better for knowing I was suffering. So I made a decision to make her life hell. It was actually quite easy as she is the type of person that makes a rod for her own back and others realised that so hurting her was easy but i did it. And I dont regret it.
I know a better person would have walked away or something but I couldnt.
To this day shes still trying to make amends for what she said but she wont ever get that chance. And I will never apologise for what I did to her.
I dont think im a bully normally but I have a limit and she hit it.
Not proud of it but I dont regret it.