Week 1: What's on your mind?

I am going to touch on the topic of bullying. Children, teenagers, and even adults have to deal with being bullied every day. You can be bullied mentally and physically, either way you’re still harming others. When people bully others I don’t think they understand how that makes them feel. People who are bullied usually become depressed, suicidal, form eating disorders, exclude themselves from activities or friends, start using substances, such as alcohol or drugs, they may also become very violent. An example of bullied kids becoming violent is, in 12 of 15 school shooting cases in the 1990's, the shooter had been bullied in the past. Usually in bullying situations the person bullying has problems, such as… Alcohol and drug abuse, violence, drop out of school, home issues, which some of those things may follow them as they get older. There are lots of cases where teenagers have been bullied and committed suicide or have attempted suicide. There was a case that has happened recently where a girl was bullied about something she did. She moved schools and it followed her where she moved. Her peers said some very nasty things to her. She had many attempted suicides, and then she had one successful attempt. This should show people that no matter what somebody does there is no reason to make someone feel like they should end their life. If you ever feel the need to bully someone, stop and think about how you would feel if that were you in that particular situation. “Treat others the way you would want to be treated.”