Over 1 million young people are affected by bullying every year. When someone intentionally does or says something hurtful and keep doing it even when you tell them to stop show them that it’s making you upset, that’s bullying. There are some common types of bullying :
- Physical bullying : it is harming someone or someone’s thing in a physical way (hitting, tripping, kicking or breaking another person’s thing)
- Verbal bullying : it is harming someone with spoken or written words such as name-calling, writing hurtful comments, threatening someone, making rude or inappropriate comments.
- Emotional bullying : harming someone by trying to damage their reputation or relationship by ignoring or excluding them, spreading rumours and embarrassing them, controlling the person to do what the bully wants.
- Cyber bullying : cyber bullying is harming someone using technology such as social media, e-mail, posts or text messages. Targeting you online and often anonymously. It can include posting inappropriate photos, sending threatening messages which can ruin their image or even creating a fake account.
- Racist Bullying : bullying someone because of their skin colour, race, ethnicity or culture.
- Sexist bullying : when someone repeatedly harms or make comments on person of opposite gender intentionally just because they are not behaving as per the stereotypical social norms decided for their gender.
- Homophobic bullying : when someone bullies you based on your sexual orientation. A person does not necessarily have to be lesbian, gay or bisexual to experience such bullying. They can be a victim even if they are just different from others.
Bullying can take a toll on mental health. It’s really important to share your problem with someone. They may help you get through it. If you don’t know what to do, then you can take help online. You can discuss it on an app called WeHeal. It is a a social app available on Android. It provides a platform where people can share and discuss their problems and feelings and find solution for them. You can discuss your problems anonymously through open letters. The healers who are basically the users of the app provide you answers to your situations. You can even talk personally to the pillar of your choice if you don’t feel like discussing your problem openly.
You can also discuss other problems related to issues like peer pressure, studies, relationships, career, love, etc. Since the app keeps you anonymous, it becomes easy for you to share your problems without the fear of being judged. If you don’t have someone to lean on or share what you’re going through, you can rely to this app. Anonymous chat feature will help you to talk personally about your situation. There are also short inspirational stories, quotes and experiences written by the users which may encourage you.
Bullying is a serious problem that can dramatically affect a person. It’s really important to share what you’re facing. No one needs to be the victim of bullying. Things will be fine if one gains courage to face and fight them. Also if you’re witnessing someone being bullied, stand against it and discourage the act. Everyone deserves to live in a safe environment and no one has the right to snatch it away. Bullying thrives on silence and sillence must be broken.
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