!!PSA Bullying!! | Don’t Be a Jerk!

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:bangbang: IMPORTANT WARNINGS :bangbang:

The Following is a PSA written by Me on Short Notice. The Post Will Contain Heavy Subjects. This Post contains the Following Subjects.

Bullying, Self-Harm, Suicide, Harassment, and Other Negative Topics.

Read at your Own Risks

IF YOU ARE THINKING OF REALLY NEGATIVE THOUGHTS, USE THE TIPLINE BELOW TO GET HELP IMMEDIATELY.

International Suicide Prevention Hotline

Please Stay Safe Out There :heart:

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This wasn’t a Post I planned on making at all. However, with recent events I would like to discuss the topic. I already placed the warning at the top of the Post, but this is your last chance to leave.

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What exactly is Bullying?

“Abuse and mistreatment of someone vulnerable by someone stronger, more powerful, etc. : the actions and behavior of a bully.”

-Merriam Webster.

Bullying is When a Person Repeatedly uses Force, coercion, hurtful teasing or threat, to abuse, aggressively dominate or intimidate. It is NOT a good thing to be a bully.

There are Lots of Bullying Types, but I’ll be mainly focusing on the Three Below:

Physical Bullying, Verbal Bullying, and Cyberbullying.

Below explains what each type means:

Physical Bullying

Physical Bullying is when you use Physical Actions (Hitting, Kicking, Tripping, Etc.) to Intimidate someone. Physical Bullying can cause a Person to get hurt physically and mentally if it goes on too long.

Verbal Bullying

Verbal bullying is saying or writing mean things repeatedly or to show power. Some examples of Verbal Bullying are Name Calling, Excessive Teasing, Threats, Excessive Taunting, and much more.

Cyberbullying

Cyberbullying is bullying that takes happens over digital devices like cell phones, computers, and tablets. Cyberbullying includes sending, posting, or sharing negative, harmful, false, or mean content about someone else. It can include sharing personal or private information about someone else causing embarrassment or humiliation. It’s something Amino’s Mod Teams have to watch out for.

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Why Bullying is Bad

Any of the Bullying above can hurt how a Person feels either mentally or physically. Bullying can have many consequences on a victim. This includes the following:

•Physical Injury

•Social and Emotional Distress

•Self-Harm

•Death

•Risk of Depression

•Anxiety

•Sleeping Difficulties

•Lower Academic Achievement

According to the CDC (Centers of Disease Control and Prevention), they quote,

“Youth who report frequently bullying others and youth who report being frequently bullied are at increased risk for suicide-related behavior”

Obviously you want NONE of these to happen to a Person, its not at all a good thing to make a person feel this way. Especially causing somebody to start wanting to end their life, that’s something you don’t want to happen.

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How You Can Fight Against Bullying

If you are currently getting bullied, don’t stay silent. Tell somebody that you trust, In Real Life or Online, about the situation. If you don’t tell somebody it’ll most likely get worse and continue. Talk to Somebody, They will show empathy.

Don’t feel comfortable talking to someone? Another good tactic is Don’t Give the Bully a Reaction. In Real Life, I suggest ignoring what they say, or just tell them “Thanks” and move on. Online you can just block the person and move on with your day.

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How to somebody who’s being Bullied?

Stand up for them, be their friend, give them encouragement, just be positive with them. A person who’s being bullied heavily would probably like someone to them. Just talk to them, or stand up for them when they’re being bullied can affect them heavily. Say the opposite of what the bully is saying to them (if verbal. Ex: If the Bully made fun of their clothes, compliment the clothes.) I recommend doing whatever you can to help.

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Why I Made This Post:

No I didn’t make this Post because of Somebody on Here PMing me that they were being Bullied by another member. If thats the case for you right now, me immediately after reading this Post.

I’m making this post to spread some more awareness about Bullying since the subject has been one I’ve been hearing a lot recently. Recently I learned that my Neighbor who just started Middle School is getting heavily bullied by her Class with nobody willing to help her. Hearing that news, I decided to do some research on how I could help since she wasn’t doing so well after being bullied. I wanted to just spread some more information on bullying, and needed to practice writing PSAs, so thats why the post was created.

Another note worthy point: Whenever the Mod Team rewrites the Guidelines on here, I’ll probably mention a Bullying and Harassment Section to be added in replacement/addition to the Hate and Harassment section. I believe behavior such as bullying a person deserves punishment, so expect that whenever we write new guidelines.

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Conclusion

That concludes this PSA. Just Don’t Bully. If you don’t like somebody, just stay quiet, don’t speak to them. Bullying is Preventable, it doesn’t have to exist. But its up to us to help make it preventable, to stop it.

Thanks for taking time out of your day to read this, I hope you have a Good Day/Night

-Sofia P.

Sources/Resources:

Stopbullying.gov

CDC.gov

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