In the movie about bullying, it was mentioned that bullying isn't typically physical occurrences. Bullying has a lot to do with hurting someone mentally and emotionally, especially between girls. The American Psychological Association wrote an article discussing cyberbullying....which is a form of bullying that is done via the internet. Kids are making facebook pages dedicated to making fun of people, or they are making fake accounts and posting mean things on other peoples facebook accounts.
The article, which can be found here: http://www.apa.org/topics/bullying/online.aspx , mentions that cyberbullying doesn't often hurt those involved unless they are also enduring the bullying in offline contact as well. This makes sense to me because there would seem to be no escape from the bullies. I think the kids that get past bullying are kids that are able to have some sort of break from the stress and who have a strong family/friend support system. It's definitely important to be aware that not all bullying is going to result in stolen milk money or a black eye; mental scares can take just as long to heal (if not longer) than physical scares.
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