Bullying.

Bullying

We all know that bullying is a real problem in all places. Everywhere. It’s that horrible thing that destroys people’s happiness and life. Is when the popular girls are spreading rumors about the nerdy one, or even the mentally challenged kid being made fun of everywhere he goes.

Bullying comes in many different forms, is any willful, conscious behavior intended to hurt another person, physically, verbally, or by intimidation, isolation or cyber bullying.

Cyber bullying is a new form of bullying. It happens over the Internet by computer, mobile phone, or other electronic device. It usually involves nasty words or pictures about someone or spreading lies about the victim on the Internet.

Victims usually remain silent because they believe that the bully can like them. In addition, victims think that teachers of school can’t stop the bullying once it starts and they neither want to worry their parents, nor betray his classmates.

But, why do students bully their classmates? I believe students bully other because they are insecure and lack confidence. They use bullying tactics to impress other students. Bullies thrive on attention they get from their fellow classmates. Their hurtful actions make them feel powerful and popular.

Bullying tends to increase during childhood, peak in adolescents and then gradually decrease in adulthood.

As students, we can take action to stop bullying in our schools. We must convince the victim to asking their parents or their teachers for help and report the situation. If he doesn’t want to collaborate, the situation becomes more complicated. To help him/her, he needs to know that he can rely on the help of adults at any time and thus to overcome this situation. For this purpose, it is essential support and friendship from family, friends and teachers. To this must be added the importance of professionals as a psychologist.

In conclusion, anyone of us might suffer this type of problem, if we haven’t a well-established self-esteem and we accept the intimidation. These disorders are difficult to resolve, mainly if the bullying started at childhood because their victims will have serious difficulties to overcome it. In addition, people who surround the victim have an important role in the process and solution of the problem, which if it is not resolved in time, can lead even to suicide. Family education of each person is indispensable in order to overcome this problem.

Bullying has been happening for quite some time now in society, totally eliminating it may be very difficult but nonetheless, possible. The most important thing is not to kept quiet and denounce once it is known. So, we can change a lots of victims life.

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