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Unfortunately bullying is very common. It goes on in school, at work and in the home.
What is bullying?
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Being bullied is a very unpleasant experience. It can make you frightened, upset and worried.
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Bullying can be many different things:
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People calling you names
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Making things up to get you into trouble
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Hitting, pinching, biting, pushing and shoving
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Taking things away from you
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Damaging your belongings
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Stealing your money and other possessions
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Taking your friends away from you
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Spreading rumours
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Threats and intimidation
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Being ignored and left out
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Making silent or abusive phone calls
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Sending you offensive phone texts or email
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Posting insulting messages on the internet
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Being attacked or teased or called names because of your religion or colour
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Being attacked or teased or called names because of your sexuality
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Being forced to do things you are not comfortable about
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What to do if you are being bullied
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If you are being bullied, tell someone you trust - a friend, a teacher, your parents or an older brother or sister or other relative. It can be very hard to do this especially if you are afraid of the bully and worried about being accused of tale telling. But people can‘t help you unless they know what is happening so it‘s really important to talk to someone. If you can‘t talk to someone in school or at home call Childline on 0800 1111.
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Keeping a record of when, where, how and by whom you are being bullied can be helpful when you are telling someone about what is happening to you. You will find examples of ‘bullying diaries‘ on the Childline and Welsh Assembly websites below.
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You can try and avoid being bullied by staying in safe areas of the school at break and lunchtime where there are plenty of other people. Bullies don‘t like witnesses.
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It may be difficult but try and avoid hitting back if you possibly can. Hurting the other person even in self-defence, can mean you end up in trouble yourself. If you are hurt at school, tell a teacher immediately and ask for it to be written down. Make sure you tell your parents.
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If people are making nasty remarks about you then it may be because they are jealous. One way of dealing with remarks is simply to say ...yeah, whatever, .... or something similar, each time so that you show them that it isn‘t having the effect of upsetting you in the way they think.
