Bitterness, Forgiveness and Moving On
Bullying can have lasting effects, including a bitterness towards certain individuals. It is hard to move on and forgive, but if things happen when you are a kid, understand that people change.
Majority of Women Harassed at Work
In a headline that shocked no one – an Australian news outlet reported that a majority of women are harassed at work according to a study that apparently startled the news reporters and no one else.
Ending the Victim Mindset
Bullying is traumatizing. Victims of long term bullying situations can develop PTSD and other mental health problems. These problems impact our ability to move forward in a health way. We are basically conditioned by bullies to respond to them in a certain way and if we don’t unlearn these behaviors – we are easy targets for future bullies.
Not Enough Action Being Taken Against Workplace Bullying
A big part of the problem is that people don’t know how to fix it. They don’t know what works to stop bullying. They aren’t sure that what they are seeing is bullying. It takes a lot of ongoing work to fix it and there are no quick fixes.