Before I start this article id like to put a quick disclaimer:
This article contains mention of SH, so for anyone who suffers PTSD from SH or just feel uncomfortable please don’t read ahead.
Verbal use of hurtful words
I think at least 1 person in any class has been a victim of bullying or harassment. Whether it was online or not, I a first going to speak about the verbal use of hurtful words.
I’m certain anyone in life has been told something hurtful or mean, but I want to spread awareness.For people who constantly get harassed with hurtful words. Whether its at school,home,work. Bullying can happen anywhere,and to anyone.
I remember when I got bullied in 3rd Class, and I remember being scared to tell anyone. Scared that it will get worse if I tell the teachers. I had a talk with my mom at the time though and I eventually went to the teachers. It got sorted out then, but as a normal human I do as well as everyone else on the planet. Get called hurtful words sometimes, which I think is not okay even from time to tie. I wonder and try to understand why people say such things, because it can change a person’s whole perspective on themselves, in a bad way.
One of my pet peeves, are when people say hurtful things. And then say it was “a joke”. I always repeat that if your telling a joke to someone about another person the other person which the joke is being told about has to find it funny otherwise it’s not a joke. I don’t understand how calling someone eg. Ugly, overweight is funny.
Online use of hurtful words
Online bullying, I’m sure all of us have heard of cyber bullying before. It a form of bullying which is set online.
Online bullies tend to say things to people online that they would never say in real life. That’s the power of social media.
Here are some examples that can and do happen in real life: For example, a friend turning on you and posting embarrassing pictures of you to the whole school. Or showing private messages between you and your ex- friend.
What to do if you are getting bullied or harassed?
There has been a huge increase in SH because of bullying and the highest one is cyber bullying. People can be cruel on the Internet, and are. The way I see it is if a person says something mean to you online, it means they are too afraid to tell you in person.
If you are experiencing any harassment in real life or online whether its physical,verbal,cyber or social tell a adult. It is the best you can do.
