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If you’ve ever been bullied at any point in your life, either when you were younger or as an adult, then you know how horrible it can feel.
Today we will talk about Why bullying has such a big impact on your mental health and How to deal with it and recover from being bullied.
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WHY should we protect our mental health from bullying ?
When we talk about bullying it’s important to remember just how much harm it can do to your mental health. It is resulting a continuous stress and fear that leads to anxiety.
it impacts. As well self esteem and self worth, If someone’s constantly being criticised, embarrassed, or left out of things, then they might eventually start thinking there’s something wrong with them or even believe they deserve this kind of treatment, which can lead to feelings of depression and loneliness.
Bullying can also lead to social isolation. Sometimes, the person being bullied starts avoiding social situations to try and escape more bullying.
In some serious cases, it can be traumatic. This is especially true when it involves physical or sexual harm, and it can lead to something called Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or other mental health issues related to trauma;
Lastly, even though bullying can happen to anyone at any age, let’s take a moment to specifically talk about children and young people who are still growing mentally and emotionally. For them, bullying can be particularly damaging. The stress and emotional upset caused by bullying can affect their brain development, learning, and even their ability to form healthy relationships long after the bullying has finished and well into adulthood.
HOW to get recovered or avoid being bullied ?
- Set boundaries for yourself: its about setting your own limits and communicate them. And trying to protect your space by all means.
- Show yourself compassion: don’t be hard to your self. Don’t blame yourself about other’s decisions and others behaviors;
- Shift your mindset: and by that I mean to consciously view the bullying as a life challenge that you’ve overcome, rather than a personal failure…Recognizing your strengths and your resistance against bulling; is really important and can shift your mind and your perspective about this experience.
- Challenge negative self-talk: Every time you catch yourself thinking negative thoughts about yourself, stop and question those thoughts. . Are they actually true or just fears and insecurities brought on by the bullying?
- Practice forgiveness: I mean release the hold that this negative experience has over you.et just let it go it can happen to anyone it ok
- Adopt Journaling: because writing is an excellent way to release your thoughts and feelings. It can help you process the bullying experience and track your healing.
- Develop your coping skills: that might mean learning relaxation techniques, like deep breathing or meditation, or finding creative outlets, like drawing or playing an instrument, which can all help you handle emotional distress.
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