Bullying is repeated unwanted and unkind behavior to another person or people.

Bullying is often seen at a school or during education but can also be at work and and in other environments.

Verbal forms of bullying:

• Name calling
• Threatening
• Inappropriate comments
• Teasing

Social or relational forms of bullying:

• Telling someone not to be friends with a certain person
• Embarrassing someone in public or in social situations
• Spreading rumors about someone
• Leaving someone out of a situation deliberately

Physical forms of bullying:

• Kicking
• Hitting
• Spitting
• Pinching
• Tripping
• Pushing

Cyber forms of bullying:

• Posting things about someone on a website
• Starting rumors online
• Sending not nice emails or messages
• Continuously harassing someone online
• Threatening
• Tricking someone into giving information and then sharing it

Like abuse,bullying can have a huge effect on someones life

People who are bullied are more likely to:

• Have low self esteem
• Be reluctant to go to place where bullies could be
• Have anxiety or depression
• Have low attendance if the bullying is at work or school
• Have an increased risk of substance abuse
• In extreme cases bullying can lead to suicide