Accepting bullying just leads to more bullying.

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I gave this some thought. A lot of thought. Being bullied is hard to take. Often, the person being bullying is possibly shy, hesitant, and a bit withdrawn, and doesn't share a lot of their life with just anyone. That's not always the case, but I've seen it happen. To me, in the present day, there are basically two types of bullying. There is the kind most of us grew up with, bullying in person, shaming or embarrassing someone for being different in some way. I've seen a lot of fat-shaming bullying done by kids to other kids over the years, as well as picking on many other subjects--bad skin problems, clothing not in style or old, in general judging others by appearance. In school, I saw a young teenage girl, who was in special education, bullied terribly for having a deformed leg. It took way too long for the school system to do anything about this, and the young girl took her own life. It was beyond heartbreaking. Now, we have to deal with online bullying. Young people have taken their own lives over being bullied on a social media platform. For every life lost due to suicide of young people, there are 100 suicide attempts made. Online bullying is a huge deal. If you are being bullied in this manner, or know someone who is, remove yourself from that person by blocking, etc. I am now seeing a lot of bullying done by adults--people who should know better. Most of what I have noticed is that the person doing the bullying thinks he or she is just right, and states what the person is doing wrong, what the right path should be, and the advice-giving bully is insistent that their way is the right way--no exceptions. And if you do not agree, they label you basically stupid for not taking their advice. No one wants to be bullied, ever. Is there a solution, or anything that would help? via AI ''Dealing with a bully requires staying calm, setting firm boundaries, and cutting off their source of power: your reaction. Bullies thrive on getting an emotional response.'' Basically saying, don't give them the satisfaction of a response if at all possible. That's what a bully wants--for you to respond, so the bullying can continue, back and forth. If it's bad, threatens your safety or your life, get some help with it--contact police if life-threatening, tell someone! Many of us have been bullied in some way during our lifetime. It's scary, humiliating, and very hard to deal with.