1. UNDERSTAND THE BULLYING

Bullying is a behaviour that is learnt. There are many reasons why people choose to bully others; more often than not, bullying can be a coping mechanism for people who are going through a difficult or traumatic situation of their own and it can be their way of dealing with it.

Other reasons that bullies choose to bully are issues such as being jealous of another – we know this because of experience working directly with people who bully, so we work towards helping them understand and overcome their negative emotions and behaviours. If you are being bullied, please remain aware and assured that it is the bully who has the problem and NOT you.

2. NEVER SUFFER IN SILENCE

When you’re experiencing a difficult situation, it can effect your state of mind and make you feel stressed. This can lead to people becoming less focused and have a negative impact on your productivity. Bullying is something that can effect many people’s lives in different ways, but alot of people will never report it through feeling embarrassed or fearing that they may not get the support they require.

It is extremely important that you go through the correct channels by speaking up and telling a teacher/parent/guardian or another responsible adult. Even if you feel like you don’t want to report it, speak to somebody and don’t feel like you have to go through it alone in silence because you really don’t.

3. DON’T SEE YOURSELF AS THE PROBLEM

The main reason people experience bullying is not because of their race, appearance, disability or any other rare factor; it's because of the mentality and attitude of the bully towards the factors mentioned above. The only thing possible to try to change is attitudes and mentality of the bully. The person who is bullying you is the one who has the internal emotional issues, NOT you.

4. EVEN THOUGH YOU FEEL TO, DO NOT ISOLATE YOURSELF

Depriving yourself of any kind of support just isn’t going to resolve the issue or help you handle and overcome the bullying. We know it may seem like the best thing to do at the time of the bullying, but it only makes things worse and can negatively impact your self-esteem. Often people who are bullied will tend to see themselves as some sort of victim, but it’s very important that you see beyond that and don’t let the experience of being bullied, determine who you are and who your going to become. Talk to somebody about it and get the support you need..

5. ONLY HANG AROUND WITH PEOPLE WHO MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD ABOUT YOURSELF

If someone is constantly putting you down they are not a real friend and not worth your time.

 Be kind to yourself, and do things that make you feel good, relax and make new friends. 

Remember to be kind to others, just because someone

is different to you – that doesn’t mean you are superior to them or

have any kind of right to make them feel bad about themselves. If you make a mistake, apologise and correct that mistake. 

respect to others and make it clear that you don’t like it when people bully others.

You should stick up for others who are having a hard time and remember we are; 

'TOGETHER AGAINST BULLYING!'