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The Long-Term Influence of Bullying and Its Effects on the Brain
While studying how bullying affects a person over time and its power to reshape the brain, researchers made some surprising discoveries.
Bullying is common throughout the animal kingdom, and humans are no exception. We’ve likely bullied each other since the beginning of our evolution as a species. In some ways, bullying is considered a way to assert One’s dominance over another, and while frowned upon, the behavior is generally accepted as normal.
But we shouldn’t ignore or normalize bullying, especially considering it’s becoming a more significant issue affecting entire generations and society at large. After centuries of noninterest, researchers are now rushing to study it, and what they discovered is alarming.
Bullying on the Rise
Over the last few decades, we’ve collectively shrugged off victims of bullying and essentially told them to “get over it.” Bullying is just an unfortunate yet totally normal life experience.
However, sometimes, a term can lose meaning when we hear it or use it frequently, so it can be beneficial to remind ourselves of its definition. In this case, the American Psychological Association defines bullying…
