HPD Corner

ARE YOU A BULLY?
    Bullying consist of three basic types of abuse – emotional, verbal, and physical. It typically involves subtle methods of coercion such as psychological manipulation.
    Bullying can occur in any context in which human beings interact with each other. This includes schools, church, the work place, home and neighborhoods.
    Bullying behavior may include name calling, verbal or written abuse, exclusion from activities, exclusion from social situation, physical abuse and coercion. Bullies may behave this way to be perceived as popular or tough, or to get attention. They may bully out of jealousy, or be acting out because they themselves are bullied.
    The effect of bullying can be serious and even fatal. There is a growing body of research which indicates that individuals, whether they are a child or an adult, who are persistently subjected to abusive behavior are at risk of stress related illness which can sometimes lead to suicide.
    Now that the Internet is so user friendly and available, bullying behavior maybe as easy as an email, or twittering, going on face book, and myspace. Others may use their cell phone, and texting to name a few.
    Who are these bullies? Do they look like you or I? Are they peers, professional people, or are they just that stereotype person we all want to believe does everything that is wrong. Bully’s come in every size and shape, but one thing for sure, bullying hurts, and it must stop. 
    For more information on Bullies, go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/bullying where most of the above information came from.