Life constantly challenges us to make decisions based on our experiences, social constraints, and emotional pressure. Making the wrong decision can have lasting implications. Take for instance being a witness to bullying. Education has increased awareness and has made it known that bullying is wrong; however, it is an ongoing problem. Witnesses to bullying have a choice to intervene or do nothing. Choosing not to intervene, usually because of social pressure, not knowing how to inform others,fear of physical harm, or simply shock, can have a lasting effect on both the victim and the witness. While not intervening can often be an easy choice, it can lead to emotional stress and guilt to the witness, an ongoing culture of harassment, and produce physical or emotional harm to the victim.
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They get in a state of depression; depression is when a person is so upset or hurt they can not get into a happy mood. What most bullies do not understand is that emotional harm is just as bad as physical harm. The emotional harm can lead to physical harm by the person, it could cause them to commit suicide. In the United States committing suicide is the leading cause of death. It is the third leading cause of death for 15-to-24 year olds (Statistics). The reason bullying can cause suicidal thoughts or actions is because it is the only way the victim feels as if they can escape from the pain the bully has caused them throughout this time (mentalhealth). Verbal bullying is a type of bullying that can affect the emotions of a person. When using verbal bullying, the victim has no evidence that they were bullied. This can cause the victim to be unsure if they should inform someone (Cyberbullying). Any age person can be bullied and have suicidal thoughts or actions, so no matter what age of bullying you are witnessing it is very important to speak
A person …show more content…
They get in a state of depression; depression is when a person is so upset or hurt they can not get into a happy mood. What most bullies do not understand is that emotional harm is just as bad as physical harm. The emotional harm can lead to physical harm by the person, it could cause them to commit suicide. In the United States committing suicide is the leading cause of death. It is the third leading cause of death for 15-to-24 year olds (Statistics). The reason bullying can cause suicidal thoughts or actions is because it is the only way the victim feels as if they can escape from the pain the bully has caused them throughout this time (mentalhealth). Verbal bullying is a type of bullying that can affect the emotions of a person. When using verbal bullying, the victim has no evidence that they were bullied. This can cause the victim to be unsure if they should inform someone (Cyberbullying). Any age person can be bullied and have suicidal thoughts or actions, so no matter what age of bullying you are witnessing it is very important to speak