Bullying can take many forms. Some involve being attacked by physical force. Other forms of bullying are not physical but in some ways even more harmful: verbal abuse, isolation, and rumor spreading are among these. Studies of school-age children over
Bullying can take many forms. Some involve being attacked by physical force. Other forms of bullying are not physical but in some ways even more harmful: verbal abuse, isolation, and rumor spreading are among these. Studies of school-age children over the years have discovered that bullying can have devastating effects on children. Bullying can be common in any area of life – at school, at work, in families, even among “friends”.
Children are victimized by others who exert an imbalance of power to harm or distress them.
Often, people, I see in my office that come to me with symptoms of depression, low self-esteem and confidence issues tell me that they experienced some form of bullying when they were young. Sometimes they can’t even bring themselves to tell me what the bullies said or did to them, yet they still feel some shame and pain even thinking about it. Even though it happened in a period of their lives over 20, 30, even 40 years ago, they may re-experience the emotional sting of that time as if it were happening today.
At no other time are we so impressionable than when we are children when we are learning about the world and our place in it. And if childhood experiences tell us that we are ‘not good enough’, or ‘unlovable’, that ‘no-one wants to be your friend’, ‘no-one likes you’, then it’s clear to see how we can learn to place little value on ourselves.
Many of my clients who have low self-esteem or low confidence were victims of bullying at school, by their family members or you guessed right, by their peers as an adult. So, how can hypnotherapy help if your child (or you) are the victim of bullying?
Hypnotherapy for Children can help to increase your child’s confidence, feel stronger, and have a voice to either report the bullying or even say something to the person who is bullying them. It is much easier when they feel more confident about who they are – learning to stand up for themselves. To know and believe “I Matter”.
Mental Effects of bullying
Children who are bullied are more prone to develop mental disorders such as anxiety and depression and have low self-esteem. The damage to these children’s sense of self-worth can impede their progress later on in life. For example, a child may grow up to be an adult who is highly introverted because he automatically always expects to be attacked.
Physical Effects of