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According to Swiss bullying expert Christelle Schläpfer (51), the classic taunt is “You stink!” These include insults such as, laughing at someone because of a new outfit or an unusual hobby, confusing their name, or making fun of someone who is crying. Nearly every adult has been the subject of ridicule at some point in childhood. This does not necessarily mean that he has suffered psychological injury.
But if someone is constantly targeted, this can have very serious consequences for their mental health. Then we talk about bullying, says Schläpfer. Bullying can be traumatic and lead to anxiety and depression that lasts into adulthood. Schläpfer says sometimes a therapy that targets this is needed. “Self-help techniques can support those affected.”
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Shame
In the American online magazine Psyche, Stacee Reicherzer writes that those who are bullied often regret how they responded. The author of a guide for victims of bullying, he is an assistant professor of psychosocial counseling at Adler University in Chicago, Illinois. According to Reicherzer, when affected children and teenagers withdraw into themselves, escape from bullying situations, or react aggressively to them, this is based on instinctive survival strategies that no one should be ashamed of.
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Write a guided journal
Bullying expert Christelle Schläpfer says those who have been bullied in the past often have a negative attitude towards life. “You get the feeling that you always have to be careful about what you say, that everyone is against you, and that life is completely unfair.” In such cases, a so-called gratitude journal can be a little support. The most successful thing in German-speaking countries is to ask “What three wonderful things did I experience today?” for three minutes each in the morning and evening. Guided “6-minute diary” in which answers to questions such as are written. will be written. Schläpfer: “This can help you focus on the positive.”
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honor the fear
People with a history of bullying should acknowledge the fear at the time, says Christelle Schläpfer, because this emotion protects them to some extent from getting into the next dangerous situation. Many of those affected also regret that their colleagues did not stand by them while they were being mocked. “This is often worse for them than the bullying itself.”
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Look for evidence
Those who suffer from the long-term consequences of repeated teasing often find themselves faced with situations that re-trigger old emotions and draw conclusions from them that arise from so-called special logic. This means that people with a history of bullying often tend to feel an attack in everything, Schläpfer says. In this case, he suggests considering how much this feeling is based on facts. “Perhaps I assume my colleagues at work are excluding me, although there is actually no evidence of this.”
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Do not report your experiences
In his practice in Winterthur, Schläpfer advises families with children who are being bullied. It often turns out that some parents were bullied while at school. The expert says that if the same thing happens to their daughter or son, they react sensitively accordingly. “They often suffer more than those directly affected and have particularly emotional reactions to school, making the situation worse for the child.”
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Breath
Someone who is heavily teased at a young age definitely doesn’t want to experience that again, and that’s why he’s thin-skinned. So-called self-regulation techniques help here, so that those affected can reduce the physical response to negative emotions and thus calm down. These include breathing exercises or 5 sense awareness exercises. The latter aims to focus on what you hear, smell, taste, feel and smell in stressful situations. People who are bullied literally lose control of themselves when they feel threatened, Schläpfer says. “These exercises bring you back to your body.”
Source : Blick
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