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|  Bullying  Bullying is common. You may have been bullied yourself or seen it happen to a friend. Often people are bullied because someone sees them as “different.” This difference can relate to their culture, physical appearance, learning disability, sexual orientation, religion, or because they’re new to a school or neighborhood. > Bullying: Get the Facts (PDF) > Bullying: What's It All About (PDF) | |
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| Who bullies? Bullies are loners who have low self-esteem and pick on other people to feel better about themselves, right? Not always. People who bully often have friends and feel fine about themselves. But they are impulsive and don’t like to be frustrated. They like to control other people and don’t feel sympathy for others. They like to feel more powerful than those around them. They may also bully out of fear or lack of understanding about a person’s culture, race, background or lifestyle. Sometimes, a bully is someone who has been bullied themselves. A bully can be an individual or a group of people. It can be someone your own age, younger or older, like a person in a position of power. It can be a guy or a girl. It can be someone who is outgoing and aggressive or someone who seems quiet on the surface, but does things behind your back. | |
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| How do you know if you’re being bullied? If someone is aggressive towards you by picking on you, making fun of you or hurting you and you feel scared and that you can’t defend yourself, then chances are you’re being bullied. This is not the same as when two people have a disagreement that they need to sort out. This is about you being victimized and the other person trying to have power over you. If you want to discuss a bullying situation with someone, call | |
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