What Makes Cyberbullying Dangerous?

160,000 kids stay home from school every day because of the fear of getting bullied. Getting bullied is the third leading cause of death among young people. Bullying has become an epidemic. Being targeted by cyber bullies is not just emotional, but also physical. Cyberbullying can create anxiety and depression and sometimes it can lead to suicide.

Cyberbullying is bullying that occurs through cell phones, tablets, and other devices. This type of bullying is done in many ways. For example, through text, apps, online, social media, or even gaming.

People usually share content that others can view and participate in. Online bullying includes sending, posting, or sharing negative, harmful, false, or meaningful content about someone else. Cyberbullying includes causing embarrassment and humiliation by sharing someone else’s personal or private information. Some cyberbullying crosses the line into unlawful or criminal behavior. When cyberbullied all of the information that was placed online is saved, permanent, and public. Unfortunately, cyberbullying is very common. Many victims of cyberbullying feel like it’s something they can’t overcome. Although bullies have been around for years, technology gives them a whole new way to intimidate their victims.

Cyberbullying can result in anxiety and depression by causing added stress to those getting bullied on a regular basis. This destroys the victims’ feelings of happiness and contentment. Sometimes the stress of cyberbullying possibly causes kids or teens to feel overwhelmed with the situation. Often it is more than they can handle. This occurs primarily by lowering the self-confidence and self-esteem of the victim. It is even more devastating when multiple kids are participating in the cyberbullying. Most of the time bullies face long-term emotional problems because they might feel bad about what they have done to others. They will especially feel bad if they cause a person to commit suicide.

Finally, cyberbullying can cause suicide or revenge. There are times when victims of cyberbullying become angry about what is happening to them. As a result, they may plot revenge to whom bullied them. The results are dangerous because it keeps both the victim and the bully in a continuous vicious circle. Victims of cyberbullying often begin to doubt their worth and value. They may respond to these feelings by harming themselves in some way. According to The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) states that approximately 4,400 deaths occur from suicide each year. There are about 100 attempts of suicide to every 1 successful suicide. A little over 14% of students in high school consider suicide and just about 7% of them attempt suicide.

Cyberbullying can create anxiety and depression and sometimes it can lead to suicide. Cyberbullying is a big problem in many kid’s lives today. It can be an emotional and hurtful situation. Online bullying is no little problem that people should take lightly. People should not act like it never happens. More kids need to be aware of cyberbullying and how harmful it is. Kids all around the world get cyberbullied not just people around you. Cyberbullying is awful and needs to stop.

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