Is it true that people bully because they are insecure?

Though not every bully is insecure, a lot of the time this is the case. Some bullies are so unhappy and insecure with themselves that they choose to take that negativity out on other people, because it is an easier way to deal with it.

Yes, in some cases. But that is not always the case, sometimes people bully out of jealousy and their own reason.

Yes. Sometimes people feel insecure and bully others. However, that may not be the reason or only reason of the bullying.

Yes it is true,we pull others down only when we think or assume that the other person is in a higher place than we are.They bully because they need attention,which is fair enough but the way they are seeking it is not.

well what tends to happen is an individual tries to fit within the crowd and tries to show how strong they are. Usually they themselves may have been thought something to make them act in that way. Sometimes they are insecure because of the fact that what matters to them is others liking them. They don't see what it does to someone else. I agree with the fact that they are insecure because i believe that all they do is to gain attention and love that they may have not got which made them insecure so therefore they vented that out on another and they may do it to get friends and not feel lonely

Some people could say that that's why they bully but in reality I don't think it is because they are insecure but maybe it's because it makes them feel good.

It is true indeed, bullies are often using force and are abusing other people because they are not happy with their lives and they tend to be insecure.

Bullying in itself can be a display of power and dominance over another person. Ask the question, why would the bully want to show off like this? Having insecurities can be one of the answers, and the bully would like to remind themselves that they are in some kind of control of their surroundings by taking the reigns from another. That being said, many, many studies have been conducted on bullying, and it is a complex topic. I would advise looking up some of the more known psychiatrist having dealt with the topic :)

Not always. Sometimes, people aren't aware of their actions or words and what they do comes to them without second guessing the outcome. Some people can bully for just crude and ignorant reasons, and sometimes they're completely oblivious to the trigger like things they're saying or doing.

Being a student and accepting that you may be unaware of some issue or uncertain about a point takes more courage than people credit it. Bullying is an easy escape because then you are speaking or doing things from a position of power which comes from the knowledge of certainty of your actions and others. Such people are not only ignorant but blissfully so and tend to remain like that for a good period of time in their lives. Insecurity is one aspect of their bullying nature. It stems from a whole range of other problems and fears that people rarely think of addressing.