Bullying needs to be stopped

We talk about a lot of issues which are affecting today’s youth but the topic which we should  discussed the most about is bullying which has become common in almost every field nowadays and that can take a toll on an individual physical and mental state. Bullying is basically a kind of behaviour where one person or a group intentionally tries to hurt another person or group either by physically or emotionally. Bullying has seen a lot among youngsters in today’s times and sometimes the results of that seems to be dangerous. It happens in schools, colleges and sometimes at home and at work place. The one thing we have to understand over here is that bullying is a serious topic to talk about and if one is suffering from it, then he/she should report it to the person of authority and which is why a strict action should be taken against such  behaviour even if it is in school/college ( common in schools/colleges) such behaviour should not be promoted by the institution. Bullying was not that common at workplace but nowadays things are turning into bitter and an individual does not feel safe at workplace because of the rash behaviour on him/her by fellow colleagues. The question arises over here initially that ‘Why bullying happens?’. Well before that it is not just about bullying but it also ‘what type of bullying ?’ as it has types and some of the common types are name calling, teasing by using different words, spreading false information, Calling out different types of rumours, Excluding that one person from group, not calling in parties or gatherings and some major types of bullying includes physical assault, threatening as well as cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is a type of bullying which happens through internet in addition of social media apps like sending sensitive comments as well as offensive pics, misuse of photos and to blackmail them and many more. At work place, it is more like not promoting, torturing them for work, personal rivalry, etc.

Why bullying happens?

There is not a perfect explanation behind this but it is more about aggressive nature and self doubting. A bully does bullying because that is how they feel to express their frustrations and aggression on others. The reason behind this could be their upbringing was not that proper , the environment where they lived was not that strong enough to tell them about sensitivity and about others feelings. Movies also plays a major part in bullying as some of the scenes in the movies sometimes related to bullying and that is what influences today’s young minds to take that step in real life also violent games are said to be a promoter of bullying. According to research, it also said that the bully needs equal help as that of victim. Nowadays trolling and cyberstalking has become common in society. People trolls each other , the most common in this are the celebrities. Celebrities are getting targeted the most like sometimes a sentence of their can make them a victim of cyberbullying (trolling). Cyberstalking is related to social media apps when a person stalks other person through social media and it is now common in every part of the world. Race, caste , gender , religion, overweight or underweight, etc also comes under bullying. Some of the people in the society face the issues related to their weight but what upsets them the most is the torture they have to bear from those society people and that is why sometimes they  take a big step in their lives because of bullying, the they finds it difficult to reply back and they do not find themselves into that where they have power to revert it back. The impacts that bully does on victim’s mind is huge. It causes depression, unhappiness and sometimes the victim commits suicide as well. There have been a lot cases registered about bullying and as each day is passing by the cases are increasing on a huge margin.

How can bullying be prevented?

When a person is being bullied, the first thing is  the person should contact somebody in authority. There is need to be a strict law to act against bullying. As bullying have a lot of health consequences as it affects someone emotionally, it needs to be stopped. If bullying is happening at schools, colleges then the parents must talk to schools/colleges authorities. Schools/colleges should have counselling and they have to understand bullies mindsets and act accordingly. In case of cyberbullying, the first option is blocking and even if that does not works then it should be reported to police. At workplace, the person must try to report it to the manager about this or they can talk to trade union representative about this.

Home environment needs to be good. At home parents can help their child by motivating. One should also keeps the information private when it comes to cyberbullying. We also as an individual should spread awareness about this at our home, school, colleges, workplace and where ever it needs.