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Is it normal for people to feel bullied but technically not be? Who decides what bullying really is?

Profile: Narniebre
Narniebre on Mar 2, 2015
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I believe the person who is being hurt decides who is being bullied. As an example, when I was in school, my friends would make fun a the way I dressed. They thought they were just being 'playful', but it really hurt me.
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Profile: TaranWanderer
TaranWanderer on May 2, 2017
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Ultimately, if you feel that you're being bullied, then that's all that matters. Bullying comes in all different types, and all different severities. If the way you're being treated is negatively impacting you and it's without good cause, then that's good enough reason to call it bullying. There's no set boxes that define what bullying is or isn't.
Profile: ItsPreeti
ItsPreeti on May 20, 2015
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Yea, its normal for people to feel bullied but technically not be. Its the self that decides what bullying is really. Bullying means when once you feel harassed and you get affected by those emotions.If you stop thinking about the bully or just the treat the bully as your critic,you would no longer feel bullied. Bullys according to me, are the critics who help you to find your flaws and tell you to correct that,critics are Angels. So, I feel , just change your point of view, you would feel longer bullied
Profile: Cloudberry
Cloudberry on Apr 20, 2015
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Bullying is defined by both the feelings of the bullied and the intentions of the bullies. If someone attempts to bully you and it doesn't affect you, then it'll be short lived. If someone makes a comment with the intention of being funny or sarcastic but not purposefully trying to hurt you, they're not bullying you, and talking about it will usually solve it and get you an apology. If people bully you and you are affected, then it's full blown bullying and action is needed.
Profile: NicholasW
NicholasW on Apr 28, 2015
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No because no one should ever be bullied because of who they are. And bulling really is messed up and should really be stopped because I was bullied lots of times when I was in high school. Hints to why I was kicked out because I was ditching one class.
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Apr 29, 2015
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Fun at someone's expense starts to be bullying, when that someone can't laugh about it themselves. Some people feel bullied quicker than others, there's not a fixed line when something becomes bullying. If you feel bullied, perhaps speak to it about a friend and find out what they think.
Profile: awesomeOcean55
awesomeOcean55 on May 21, 2015
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Bullying can take up many forms. Through my personal experience I have learned that bullies sense the most emotional and sensitive among us and start attacking us. Whether they are trying to make you feel worthless by just useing words or they physically attack you - it hurts quite a lot. Nobody can decide what bullying really is. If you feel like someone purpously tries to make you feel bad for no reason - I think then you are being bullied.
Profile: resourcefulCupcake48
resourcefulCupcake48 on May 30, 2015
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There isn't really a set criteria for bullying. Everyone has a different definition of it. Person I feel that bullying is anything where someone is making a joke at your expense but you're not in on the joke. Bullying doesn't have to always be a long-term thing, it can occur short-term too.
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Aug 11, 2015
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If you feel bullied, tell a trusted adult. You decide what bullying is. There's no such thing as not being tough enough to handle social pressures. If you feel you're being bullied, you are. An adult can help you take steps to get yoursekf seats from that situation, and resolve it.
Profile: itsfranziskaaaa
itsfranziskaaaa on Nov 3, 2015
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Yes it is fully normal, personally when i was on the basket ball team at my school i was the only 9th grader everyone else was a senior, i was always benched at every game, i thought the coach was bullying me by purposely putting me on the bench just cause i missed one practice. you decided weather its bullying or not then you ask around and you hear opinions on weather its bullying or not,but there is no set person who decides
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