Unseen Scars:

The psychological effects of bullying, among other things

Mar W.

Among the multitude of tiny scabs and cuts we’ve garnered as children, we all have at least one or two invisible scars—flecked on our skin by the painful experience that is bullying.

Most people grow up and move on from the torture, but there are still people who hold it inside themselves—the pressure weighing down on them as time passes. There are even some who cannot handle the pressure, and resolve their problems by simply ending their lives.

Although, suicide isn’t the only trouble that bullying brings. There are some people who grow up to be insecure and have a low self-esteem. The pressure that bullying brings can deteriorate a person’s social skills—which could sometimes lead to depression. Bullying may as well be equivalent to a disease as it slowly eats you inside.

Millions of people over the world have been campaigning against bullying for a very long time now. But standing around in the heat of the sun, waving signs that read “No to bullying!” or making videos and petitions online cannot change the mind of bullies fully.

To destroy the high walls of bullying, it must be done little by little.

What causes this, anyway? Is it because bullying suddenly became a trend, or because it would make someone look “badass” or “cool”? Well, yes and no—there are a lot of people who do it because it was done once to them, or because they feel insecure about themselves—and most of the time, because they are afraid that this person may be something more than they are.

The bottom line is that bullying affects us all—victims and perpetrators. There is no other way out of the tunnel, that is—unless we all decide that enough is enough and we work not just to get rid of bullying, but also to help each other recover from the scars inflicted upon all of us.

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