NAME: Jhon Mansequiao SCORE:

SECTION: 10 LOVE DATE: July 2, 2018

The Causes and Effects of Cyber Bullying

Humans are living in the world where people bully and get bullied. According to an anonymous
(2014), "Cyber bullying happens for many of the same reasons as any other type of bullying, but it may
be even more appealing because it can be done anonymoushome. Cyber bullying is an action of using
the social media technology to belly others and in main cases , it is used anonymously. By using
cellphones or any other devices, such as computers and tablets to connect to the internet a large
number of individuals have been spending their time bullying other people. Creating fear inside an
individual using threats, rumors, sexual remarks and a persons personal information.

Cyber bullying may not harm somebody physically; instead it may harm them mentally.
According to another anonymous (2015), there are two kinda of people who are likely to bully; the
socially active people and the socially inactive people. It is said that bullying results in an upgrade of
confidence, thinking the control is on the hands of the bully as it is also the main reason of why socially
active people may bully other people; it makes them feel powerful as it is also a way to maintain their
popularity. Socially inactive people may also bully other people as it is a chance to fit in and to prove that
they are not weak and they are compatible with their surroundings. Like the socially active people,
bullying also makes inactive people feel powerful.

Generally the bully is targeted over and over again until he or she starts fearing everything
around. Again, the law enforcement authorities won't do much in the case of cyber bullying as it is not a
crime as long as there is no severe physical violence or an attempt to dishonor the child. At most, the
schools and parents will bring in counselors to help both the bully and the bullied. While effects of
ground bullying may result in avoiding a person or school, the effects of cyber bullying reach far. As said
earlier, the person being bullied may not feel safe anywhere. The person would be afraid even in his or
her house, through the parents may be at home

The visible symptoms are child looking pensive most of the times, lack of socializing, afraid of
phones, drop in grades, losing interest in things what she or he was passionate once, lack of sleep, fright
visible on the victims face, loss of self esteem. The effects can get more serious: unexplained anxiety,
chronic depression, panic and fear, etc. In conclusion, bullying is not good and should be stop. Because it
only brings harm to the person being bullied and no good effects. So let's stop bullying and help each
other for a better world.