What is the real effect of bullying on children?
Hi, my name is Al; I am a victim/survivor of bullying. If that sounds similar to how some people working to cope with a disease might address a room, the resemblance is purely intentional. For isn’t that how it is for those of us who have been subjected to terrifying levels of bullying, we have been told for so long by so many we are defective, diseased, that we become consumed trying to find and cure these flaws. Being asked in disdain “what is wrong with you?” on a daily basis, forces you to start asking those questions of yourself. I am now in my early forties, and my life is in shambles. I have no system based schooling beyond grade 10, school was as fearful a place as one could imagine, getting away was equivalent to escaping from hell. I have been in therapy off and on for years, but to no avail. There tends to be a common theme among clinicians, “lets get you out there and make you a productive member of society, we will give you counseling, training and job placement, here try
