How To Stop A Bully (Straight From A Bullying Expert!)

That teacher was a god send for you. God bless you and her

Hit back twice as hard. Bullies are cowards. They rely on you being timid. Confront them head on and don't back down.

Bullying is an immature response but plenty of bullies continue into adulthood. Adult bullies are impossibly needy people. In the workplace, they often manoeuvre themselves into positions where people are forced to deal with them and they can cause maximum disruption. Employers could do a lot more, if they paid attention to staff turnover around particular employees.

'if you become secure in your own insecurities, no one else can use those insecurities against you'

'Don't react and the bully will stop' isn't true unfortunately. I thought the same and it was worse.

I was bullied and it stopped only when I got violent. Same as all things, take charge, stop seeking approval and permission. Learn what is necessary and create the world you want. Life is way too short.

I was 5yrs old and got bullied each lunch time by my 'friend' by her persistently pinching me. One day, l stopped this behaviour by tipping my orange juice over her head. And, you know her behaviour stopped- just like that! You have to be able to stand up for yourself.

If you want to standout from everyone else, then be prepared to be challenged and tested.

Harassment actually can be just a one-off. Ultimately you can't stop a bully unless you put fear in them. They only change masks and victims. You need to become an uncontrolled threat to put fear in them. They only respond to consequences that destroy their illusions of grandeur. Malignant Narcissists aren't rare, they are discreet.

Teachers that humiliate kids are criminals that belong in prison.

It’s interesting when people assume everyone does something disturbing they’ve done. Maybe it’s just me, but I’ve never gotten pleasure from willfully inflicting pain on my friends. 🤷🏽‍♀️

I was sitting at my desk at work, eating a chocolate bar. A co-worker (who was a smoker) said, "You're going to get fat." I said, "You're going to get cancer." After that, she avoided me completely. It was wonderful.

"If you are victim of bullying talk to someone about it" Then that someone is gonna talk to the bully and the bully will convince him and everyone else you're the problem.

Bullies are cowards. Swift, aggressive response basically earns respect. True in the workplace, too.

I used to take the bullying to heart as a kid. When I grew up people didn’t bully the same way but made snide or passive aggressive comments and I would take them in and not react outwardly but stuff them into a space like a balloon I was trying to hold underwater. Every time I added a squelched feeling it would get harder to hold in. When I did react it was often over something really small but it was the last puff that blew up the balloon. Then I met my husband. He has the most awesome way of responding to those not so nice comments. He grabs his chest dramatically and says “Oh, oh, oh, hurting! Deep breath.” He takes a deep breath and then says “Ok I’m over it” and laughs and moves on. What that did for me was so awesome as it is a fabulous way of letting the other person know that it is acknowledged that they were being not so nice without being mean back. And it lets them know that you are not going to let it affect you. I love it. Sometimes people actually apologize as they didn’t really think about what or how they said something and sometimes they just look really embarrassed.

Yes but I got bullied because I was too passive and thought teachers would protect me. As soon as I began to stand up for myself, the bullying stopped. Not because I'd defeated the bullies but was more worthy of respect.

Keep in mind what are the most common forms of bullying is constant criticism! This is probably the most common kind you’ll find in the workplace. Relentless criticism of your work ethic, the way you do your job etc. Watch out for constant criticism even in a marriage or a relationship, because that is one of the biggest forms of bullying there is

Bullies are actually very simple creatures—they only respect that which they fear. That’s all you need to know; act accordingly.

Go immediately and without hesitation straight to overwhelming physical force. Bring help if needed. Usually once is all that's needed but repeat as necessary until the abuse ends. This works every time if done exactly as described. Allowing an abuser to continue his abuse is just enabling his abuse of others.

This dude has a great sense of humor and personality, his being bullied made him stronger