Over 3.2 million students are victims of bullying each year and approximately 160,000 teens skip school every day because of bullying. All types of bullying are bad and leaves the victim with many horrible mental and physical consequences. Though this is a serious and huge problem in this world. We can still stop or almost stop bullying completely. There is a way.
There are many types of bullying. Social bullying, cyberbullying, and verbal bullying are three of them. Social bullying is a type of bullying that is used to diminish someone's reputation behind their back or to make fun of them. Harming someone's reputation is very easy to do in secret and sometimes very hard to spot unless it is spread around (rumors) so that everyone knows. Problem …show more content…
Cyberbullies use social media to hurt other people or their reputation. They can imitate you online or use your login. Social media is one of the most common places for cyber bullies. Same as texting. This is a more direct and private way to bully someone. With text messages, you have the ability to constantly harass someone at a quick rate since text messages are delivered usually in 1 or 2 seconds. This type of bullying is very hard to identify since you have to have a strong will to report or have parents who invade your privacy to report what is going …show more content…
One result of bullying is stress. Stress can lead to you skipping school and not being able to focus in class or at other aspects of life. Students get stressed out from intense bullying which they are afraid to face the next day. Due to this, 160,000 kids stay home from school every day. The consequences to this include the feelings of being hurt, angry, afraid, hopeless, isolated, ashamed, and sometimes guilty believe it or not. They are also at a huge risk of developing mental health problems such as depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, or adult onset PTSD.
Depression is a huge reason why bullying should be stopped. It is a cause of long-term bullying that could also come with the feelings that you are worthless in life. Kids who have been bullied are more likely to suffer from depression as adults than kids who were not bullied. Thoughts of suicide can come from depression. They can also come from the bullying directly or indirectly if the bullying is really intense and is very
There are many types of bullying. Social bullying, cyberbullying, and verbal bullying are three of them. Social bullying is a type of bullying that is used to diminish someone's reputation behind their back or to make fun of them. Harming someone's reputation is very easy to do in secret and sometimes very hard to spot unless it is spread around (rumors) so that everyone knows. Problem …show more content…
Cyberbullies use social media to hurt other people or their reputation. They can imitate you online or use your login. Social media is one of the most common places for cyber bullies. Same as texting. This is a more direct and private way to bully someone. With text messages, you have the ability to constantly harass someone at a quick rate since text messages are delivered usually in 1 or 2 seconds. This type of bullying is very hard to identify since you have to have a strong will to report or have parents who invade your privacy to report what is going …show more content…
One result of bullying is stress. Stress can lead to you skipping school and not being able to focus in class or at other aspects of life. Students get stressed out from intense bullying which they are afraid to face the next day. Due to this, 160,000 kids stay home from school every day. The consequences to this include the feelings of being hurt, angry, afraid, hopeless, isolated, ashamed, and sometimes guilty believe it or not. They are also at a huge risk of developing mental health problems such as depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, or adult onset PTSD.
Depression is a huge reason why bullying should be stopped. It is a cause of long-term bullying that could also come with the feelings that you are worthless in life. Kids who have been bullied are more likely to suffer from depression as adults than kids who were not bullied. Thoughts of suicide can come from depression. They can also come from the bullying directly or indirectly if the bullying is really intense and is very