bullying is unacceptable, almost taboo to talk about but it does happen, more than what people think. there are three main types of bullying ~ physical, verbal and social/emotional. each of these three types have severe consequences for the victim. bullying can be related to depression, anxiety, suicide, drug use, violence, aggressive behaivour, further bullying, social isolation, eating disorders and poor self esteem. bullying is physically, mentally and socially hurtful.

people bully for many reasons including that they have previously been bullied, come from an unstable home, are jealous or they are just plain mean. bullying can usually be resolved, though often leaving the bully unharmed and the victim with several of the after affects previously mentioned.

bullying is unacceptable and should be stopped ~ anyone who has been bullied will know this, and know that it is a hard thing to stop because many victims go unheard, many think that because someone said this once or twice, or their is someone in their group of friends at school who excludes them, or is rude, or just because someone hits someone once or twice that it is not bullying ~ it is, any repetative action that is hurtful to an individual is bullying, it does not have to be repetitive as in everyday, it can happen on an off-again on-again basis, it can happen just a few times but none the less, its still bullying and should be stopped.

many schools have a 'zero tolerance' to bullying, but this system rarely works because many children are too afraid. bullying more often than not makes the victim want to keep to themselves and not tell anyone how they feel or what's happening. this is victimisation, and is extremely unfair. people who are being bullied often decide to try to fix the problem themselves, or find an alternate way to deal with it. for example the instance with the child who took a gun to school and shot his school bully; or they deal alternately, for example, is someone is teased too much about being even the slightest bit overweight they may try to fix this problem by dieting ~ thinking that if they are not overweight, people will stop saying it, this may lead to eating disorders such as anorexia, which is extremely unhealthy and deterimental to a person's wellbeing.

i would like to help people with bullying, and i understand there has to be a certain amount of anonymity about it all. i would like a career in helping people with problems such as bullying as i was bullied in school and i know how it feels. if anyone would like someone to talk to, or someone to help them with their problems you can email me: dancer_babe@westnet.com.au or you can add me on msn with the same address.