Emotional and Psychological bullying for me goes hand in hand. It is not just seen in school, families and friends; emotional/psychological bullying is seen in adult relationships and workplaces too. Emotional/psychological bullying can include
Name-call, tease or mock
Use sarcasm
Threaten
Put-down or belittle
Ignore or exclude from a group
Lie
Torment
Gang up on others
Humiliate others
Spreading rumours
What to do
If I had to list what you should do I would tell you so many things, but what I am going to according to research and my knowledge point out to most important things you should do and remember.
One of the most important things that I can tell you is find and believe in yourself and your abilities, Remember we are all uniquely made and there is only one of you. You are special and other’s opinion of you or what they say to you should not matter for you know who you are.
Talk to someone you can trust, an adult, teacher, parents, a friend and tell them what you are going through and how you are feeling.
Imagine that you are wearing a rubber suit, and that the things they say just makes the words bounce right off you.
Come to terms with certain things in your life, for instance if you wear glasses or maybe too skinny or a different colour. Whatever it might be, you are who you are for a reason. Learn to accept it, then the words of others would not matter.
What NOT to do
Never believe that it is your fault. Remember bullies target people for the shortcomings they have in their own lives, or by the way they were brought up. You are not the reason why they bully.
Do not hang out with people that makes you feel like you do not belong or not cool enough. They are not worth it.
Never retaliate against a bully about something that was said or something that you saw that was about you, that is what the bully wants. Remember that rubber suit you are wearing.
Do not keep things to yourself and think that you can sort it out or that it will go away, remember keeping quiet is like a ticking time bomb the longer the timer runs the closer it is to exploding and causing damage. But the quicker the timer is stopped, the quicker the threat can be resolved. If you keep quiet the bully will keep on doing what he/she is doing.
