What is Mental/Emotional Bullying?
Mental/Emotional Bullying happens when someone purposefully uses words, acts, or behaviours to undermine another person's emotional well-being, self-esteem, or confidence, frequently with the objective to control, manipulate, or damage.
Where can it happen?
Mental/Emotional Bullying can happen in schools, homes, friendships, work workplace, online, and public places. They usually drop subtle comments to a person and slowly build on the bullying. The next paragraph will explain how they do this.
Examples of Mental/Emotional Bullying
Examples of mental/emotional bullying are constant teasing, spreading hurtful rumours. It could also be excluding someone from a group, mocking their values, beliefs, habits, and looks. Other examples include threatening people, shaming them, and turning people against them.
The Effects of Mental/Emotional Bullying
Mental and emotional bullying can have a long-lasting impact on well-being. Victims usually have constant worry, stress, and sadness. This slowly diminishes all confidence and causes insecurity. Individuals who have been emotionally bullied may begin to doubt their talents, question their value, and feel weak in situations where they should be strong. Victims of Mental/Emotional bullying lose Motivation and interest that once brought them joy. Us as people should support people being bullied and become part of the solution.