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In reply to the discussion: Effects of Bullying Last Into Adulthood, Study Finds [View all]caseymoz
(5,763 posts)13. You know, I could have predicted all the findings here.
Though perhaps not the exact statistics, which are amazing.
It's good people are noticing. It's not just psychological effects, either. I had at least three concussions from bullying. One where I was eight and was beaten in the head by a thirteen-year old. Another when I was nine, and an older kid bounced my head off the blacktop at least twice. In no case were the kids who did it punished.
Therefore, in middle aged, I'm now on disability. Every day I have an episode that makes it necessary that I lie down for for at least a few hours. If not, it progresses from fatigue, weakness, insensibility, migraine, grouchiness and depression. If I try to stay up through it, I just make mistake after mistake.
I wonder if I'm going to have a mind at all a decade from now.
If we can prevent bullying, it will completely transform this country. It would be less violent, people would be less paranoid, I don't know if fewer people would be conservative, but conservatives wouldn't be the belligerent louts we see now (think Rush Limbaugh).
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I didn't know that about Dumbya. That is awful. It is even more awful that someone like that could
raccoon
Feb 2013
#29
those of us who lived it know it shapes who you become. Overcoming the effects
BlancheSplanchnik
Feb 2013
#65
I agree that this is a strict definition of bullying, but I think it's legitimate.
DaveJ
Feb 2013
#36
I don't understand why you are standing up against the misuse of the term 'bully'.
DaveJ
Feb 2013
#44
I dread high school for my daughters although I know they probably (hopefully) won't
Jennicut
Feb 2013
#41
you know, back when I was in the prepubescent/early pubescent age group when bullying is probably
Douglas Carpenter
Feb 2013
#21
I would only say and say from experience that one does not want to over dose on stewing about the
Douglas Carpenter
Feb 2013
#57
I left school in 9th grade, lied about my age, and passed my GED at 15, just to get away
The Flaming Red Head
Feb 2013
#68