Quick Escape. Everyone has been teased at some point in their life. It can be just as bad to stand by and do nothing when someone else is being bullied as it is to be a bully.
Cyber bullying is just another kind of bullying. It happens on your computer, in your email and on your cell phone. Getting picked on seems to be part of growing up. But some people cross the line between harmless teasing and joking with friends, to hurtful, repeated harassment and worse. By the time you reach high school, you have certainly seen bullying and may have even experienced it yourself.
Maybe you were excluded from certain groups or activities, maybe someone tried to shove you in a locker, maybe a boy read your private love note to all of his friends. Social bullying is very common, especially with girls. Gossiping, spreading rumours, excluding people and trying to make others look laughable are all examples.
Verbal bullying includes insults, name-calling, threats and sexist, racist or homophobic comments. The most common form of bullying these days is cyber bullying , and includes cruel emails and texts, posting embarrassing and sometimes altered photos online, creating websites to mock others and pretending to be someone you are not to get them in trouble or ruin their reputation. X Twitter.
If you are the one feeling sick to your stomach when you see a group of boys picking on another boy or when someone is the victim of a cruel prank, chances are you are not the only one. Often, it takes just one person to step in and say something. It can be difficult to step up and say something. If you feel you may be in danger if you speak up, you should leave and get help.
