Friday, September 22, 2023

Bullying and PTSD


Bullying, also known as peer victimization, is an Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE). ACEs are potentially traumatic events that can have negative, lasting effects on a person's development, the way they interact with others, and how they perform in school. 

Bullying is aggressive behavior, often seen among school-aged children (but can also happen during adulthood), that involves inflicting of social, emotional, physical, and/or psychological harm to someone who often is perceived as being less powerful. 

There are three types of bullying:

·         Verbal bullying includes

Teasing

Name-calling

Inappropriate sexual comments

Taunting

Threatening to cause harm

·         Social bullying involves hurting someone’s reputation or relationships and includes in person and online interactions:

Leaving someone out on purpose

Telling other children not to be friends with someone

Spreading rumors about someone

Embarrassing someone in public

Sharing personal or private information about someone

·         Physical bullying involves hurting a person or their possessions.

          Hitting/kicking/pinching

Spitting

Tripping/pushing

Taking or breaking someone’s things

Making mean or rude hand gestures 

Bullying can occur during or after school hours. While most reported bullying happens in the school building, a significant percentage also happens in places like the playground or the school bus. It can also happen travelling to or from school, in the child’s neighborhood, or on the Internet. 

Bullying can cut to the core of our fundamental belief systems about ourselves, others, and the world, and good therapy can help us overcome these scars.

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