Anything else I need to know about Cyber Bullying?
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Anything else I need to know about Cyber Bullying?

Absolutely!

Youngsters who have been cyber bullied are often more anxious or depressed than other kids their age. WHY is easy to understand.

Some even become so desperate, they take their own lives.

While suicide may seem like an extreme response, you have to realize that in these situations, there’s no break from the abuse. Just turning on a cell or logging onto a social networking site raises the possibility of being

victimized...AGAIN.

This type of bullying is different from being harassed at school or bullied on the playground. Once you leave those places, you can go home where it is safe. With cyber bullying, any place you go,

including home, can feel unsafe.

In addition, cyber bullies typically write things they wouldn’t say to a person’s face. And since they can’t see your expression when you read it, they often write even more vicious things to try and get a reaction out of you.


Something to think about


In today’s technological world, there are no guarantees. Whatever you say or do...in school, after school, over the weekend...can easily be captured on someone’s cell phone camera and put out there for the

whole world (including your parents and teachers) to see.


If someone gets mad at you, something you meant to share with only a few select friends (on a private Facebook page, for example) could easily wind up in an email sent to the entire class. And once it’s on the internet, it can stay there FOREVER!


Since there IS something you can do about this, seriously consider protecting yourself by only saying, doing, writing, or posting things that wouldn’t embarrass you if they ever became public.

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