How do I know if I'm a bully?

You know you're a bully if you're antagonistic towards an individual that doesn't deserve it........

Whenever you feel the desire to hurt someone, or make them feel bad, it's a warning sign already. if you experience pleasure from being mean to someone, that's a warning sign, absolutely.

Consider asking the people around you on how they feel about you. Also ask yourself if your intentionally hurting people physically or emotionally on purpose.

I was once told that " If you have to think about it...it's wrong." If before you commit to acting a certain way towards someone or saying a certain thing towards someone or something and you feel something pausing in your mind wondering if this is right or wrong then there's probably a good chance that it's wrong. When we love others and when we show kindness and compassion it's an organic thing, it's something that flows naturally. It's important to remember that no one is born a bully and no one is here to judge you and you are SO brave for being here and asking these questions.

Bullies are people who repeatedly emotionally mentally or physically abuse and/or harass one or more people

When the feeling of hurting someone makes you feel better. When you speak to someone consistently in a manner you wouldn't like to be talked to/

Bullies are people that "attack" others for their own enjoyment. "Attacking" could be in forms of verbal abuse or physical abuse. Physical abuse would be punching, kicking, smacking and are all easy forms to tell whether you're a bully or not. Verbal abuse could be spreading rumors, insulting the person whether they are present or not, threatening the person in any way, lowering the person's self-esteem, and taking their happiness away which are all a lot harder to tell whether or not you're a bully.

if people let you know or if you make fun of people on purpose of you just say something to them would hurt their feelings

Everybody has a bad day, occasionally saying or doing something rude or inconsiderate to others, sometimes intentionally in the heat of the moment or sometimes unintentionally. But if you find yourself mistreating someone or several others on a regular basis, with full intention of hurting them, and especially if you derive some benefit or enjoyment from it, then yes, you may be practicing bullying behavior. If so, it's worth doing some soul-searching to find the cause for this behavior and try to stop. If you ask this question, its worth learning more about the whole topic of bullying, both from the standpoint of the bullied, as well as the bully himself/herself.

To know if you are a bully, you need to ask yourself two questions: (1) Do you regularly put people down? (2) Do you have some sort of personal issue that is affecting you or has affected you in the past? A bully is someone who regularly puts other people down, be it through name-calling, attacks on other people's character, attacks on others' wardrobes or personal life, physical aggression, or other mean-spirited attacks on others. "Bully" does not, however, mean a "bad" person. People bully for a myriad of reasons. Sometimes bullies have a lot going on at home and release their pent-up anger on others. Sometimes bullies don't like themselves, so they put other people down so that they feel better about themselves. Sometimes bullies are just teens with too much hormones that they don't know what to do with. Sometimes it's a combination of these factors and many more. The best way to tell whether you are a bully is to look into yourself and ask yourself questions like, "Who have I hurt lately?" "Did they say they were hurt?" "Why did I do that?" "Is there anything happening in my life to make me lash out at others?" "How do I feel about myself?" "Have I been bullied before, and do I seek revenge?"

Well do you pick on other people or tease them? Have you ever hurt somebody else's feelings or made them cry? If so them it sounds like you are but I won't judge you on that because there's an underlying reason that you do that. And most of the time it's to feel better about yourself.

Reevaluate yourself. Are you physically, emotionally, mentally intentionally hurting someone? If the answer is yes than it is time to learn how to not repeat the mistakes. Sometimes feedback from trustworthy, honest opinions can help. Because it is different from a person looking from the outside than within.

If you notice those around you reacting to your comments and actions in a defensive or offended manner. If you notice others bending to your will or avoiding your presence.

The definition of bully is: a person who uses strength or power to harm or intimidate those who are weaker. I would say if you notice yourself having this characteristic that you may be partaking in bullying.

if you're hurting people and humiliating them for no proper and just reason then you are probably a bully, also if you feel as thought harming or annoying people is like an instinct, second hand.

When you constantly harass a person into a bad state, I have bullied someone before and I knew it was bullying because of how I would insult her. It is all a matter of your intention to hurt someone mentally or psychically

Having been bullied for at least 9 years I can tell you that often people don't know that they are a bully. It begins with a simple need to feel stronger than someone else. To overcome situations at home or to gain attention. You will only know if you are a bully if you are mindful of yourself, and what you feel when you encounter others, if you feel the need to gain superiority over them and belittling them is the only way you can gain that feeling, then you are a bully.

I think by asking this question - you feel like you might be one. Guilt is a good indicator that you are a bully, if you are truly a kind compassionate person on the inside. Its never too late to change.

If you enjoy disturbing others and giving them a hard time...if you feel insecure with urself and want to transfer those feelings to others and bring them down just for the sake of it.

If you say bad things about people to other people, if you repeatedly say bad things to the person, if you look at the person dirty, the usual disrespect, or if you spread false rumours around about the person, then you are a bully!