Physical and emotional
Bullying can have many effects on individuals, whether they be experiencing it or just witnessing it. Both physical and emotional effects. Some of physical effects can include things like weight gain, stomach and head aches, and many others. When being bullied it can make you anxious. People usually take these two ways either they eat less, or they eat more. When you are nervous and have anxiety, it can make you lose your appetite. However sometimes when people are sad, they will turn to eating because it’s familiar and makes them feel safe.
Keeping healthy
It is important to keep a healthy relationship with food whatever you are going through. Eating the right things and giving your body what it needs will do the world of good for your mental health too. Another physical effect of bullying could be behaviour like acting out of character. You might not know how to control the emotions you are going through.
Bullying in school
Dropping grades could also be a result of this caused by the stress of the bullying. Sometimes it can be hard to concentrate especially if it is happening at school. Last of the physical effects could be physical aggression, suicide or homicide which is where it starts to get serious, all bullying should be taken seriously but it should not be let get too this point. This level of bullying is dangerous and could end up with people being hurt.
Bullying can happen anywhere but as we all know its most popular in schools. At any age through the school period building children’s confidence and self-esteem is so important. In schools’ kids are taught to do everything so it should be more important to teach them self-love and confidence. it is so easy to get your confidence knocked at any age through school, which can lead to feeling alienated and seeing a drop in self esteem and confidence.
Emotional effects of bullying
All the emotional effects could have a long-lasting impact to them which will carry on into the adult life, so bullying really needs to stop. It is important that if you come in experience any bullying, whether that be personally or as a bystander you do what you can to help. Even if you do not want to get involved that was just being there for them will go a massive way and potentially make what they are going through easier.
If you or someone have been affected by bullying and need to speak to someone. Please head over to our Contact page to get in touch or contact:
National Bullying Helpline
You can call the National Bullying Helpline on 0300 323 0169 (Mon-Fri 9AM-5PM) if you are struggling and need to talk to someone.
