Posted by 8 Miles on February 4, 2004, at 18:01:50
In reply to Social anxiety and bullying, posted by fogmama on February 3, 2004, at 17:10:57
Well, I certainly know that bullying can affect one's demeanor for the rest of their life. I was a scrawny little guy in 7th grade, who was often picked on by others. I think there IS a natural aura, just like in the animal world, where people can somehow "sense" someone weaker than them. Secondly, I don't think bullying is restricted at all to kids, I see it everyday in my world. Again, it is as if someone with power or authority (substituted here for physical strength) "preys" on those sensed vulnerable (or weaker). I can certainly defend a physical attack, which I COULD NOT as a 7th grader, but an attack from someone with the ability to affect my job situation or status, can be just as terrifying (or worse) now, as an adult. I think that those of us with fairly evident physical manifestations of our "mental disorder" are wide open to assault from those who would view us as weaker. Worse yet, the same sort of person would make it a character issue like "he is just too lazy to do the job, HE can control himself, that stuff he whines about is all in his head and he could make it go away if he really wanted to."
Anyway, that's just my spin on what I see as a pandemic issue in our world. Survival of the fittest? Hmmmmmmm....
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