Bullying impacts the wellbeing of the person. Mental health is impacted the most. The effects of bullying are depression, anxiety and decreased academic achievement to name a few. Bullying can lead to suicide but it is not the only factor. There are other effects, including depression and lack of support from home and trauma if the bullying is excessive. There are short-term effects of bullying that actually mask themselves as long-term effects. Some of the short term effects are the victims experience frequent headaches, develop eating disorders and loss of sleep. These issues lead to more mental problems because they are constantly being harassed online. Sleep schedules are also affected too because they are constantly thinking about what
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show how bullying becomes a lifelong battle for some because bullying physiologically messes with the mental health and it's harder for people who were bullied when they were younger to cope with it. In “Long-Term Effects of Bullying,” Professor from Department of Psychology and Division of Mental Health & Wellbeing Warwick UK states that “Victims of bullying have been consistently found to be a higher risk for internalizing problems, in particular, diagnoses of anxiety, depression in young and middle adulthood (18-56).” Because of the torment that they went through during their teens when victims are older the way they respond to stress, problems or any threatening situations their cognitive reaction is altered. Bullying victims have an increased risk of mental and overall health because they are emotionally and physically scarred. They also display anti-social behavior and tend to not have a social life when they are older. Victims become antisocial because they lack self-esteem and as they become adults, they think that it is difficult to trust others, have issues making or keeping friends. Studies also show that C-reactive protein (CRP) which the Protein synthesized by the liver and is found in the blood and can increase Cardiovascular diseases, metabolic issues, and damage mental health. “Blood tests revealed that CRP levels in the blood of bullied increased with the number of times they were bullied… those who were bullied as children had more than twice CRP levels.” (Wolke ). CRP levels being based on children and teenagers clearly show the health difficulties that bullying victims face. The contribution of bullying, along with other risk factors, increases the chance for victims to have suicidal thoughts and attempts increases and as they become adults the effects dig deeper into their lives
show how bullying becomes a lifelong battle for some because bullying physiologically messes with the mental health and it's harder for people who were bullied when they were younger to cope with it. In “Long-Term Effects of Bullying,” Professor from Department of Psychology and Division of Mental Health & Wellbeing Warwick UK states that “Victims of bullying have been consistently found to be a higher risk for internalizing problems, in particular, diagnoses of anxiety, depression in young and middle adulthood (18-56).” Because of the torment that they went through during their teens when victims are older the way they respond to stress, problems or any threatening situations their cognitive reaction is altered. Bullying victims have an increased risk of mental and overall health because they are emotionally and physically scarred. They also display anti-social behavior and tend to not have a social life when they are older. Victims become antisocial because they lack self-esteem and as they become adults, they think that it is difficult to trust others, have issues making or keeping friends. Studies also show that C-reactive protein (CRP) which the Protein synthesized by the liver and is found in the blood and can increase Cardiovascular diseases, metabolic issues, and damage mental health. “Blood tests revealed that CRP levels in the blood of bullied increased with the number of times they were bullied… those who were bullied as children had more than twice CRP levels.” (Wolke ). CRP levels being based on children and teenagers clearly show the health difficulties that bullying victims face. The contribution of bullying, along with other risk factors, increases the chance for victims to have suicidal thoughts and attempts increases and as they become adults the effects dig deeper into their lives