Comments on: Workplace bullying http://gorey.com.au/archives/8699 Random thoughts and observations Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:37:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dina http://gorey.com.au/archives/8699/comment-page-1#comment-55244 Dina Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:16:37 +0000 http://gorey.com.au/?p=8699#comment-55244 I strongly admire you for supporting the victim and getting rid of the bully. If someone is bullied and they feel they have people on their side, I think it's much less traumatic. I suspect what leads people to suicide is the a) idea that no one believes them b) the belief that it's their fault...that they deserve what's happening to them. c) the feeling that they have no control over the situation. The problem is that it's usually not just a relationship between a bully and their target. The bully often has supporters cheering them on. And then there's the quiet bystanders who do nothing. All that can make a person feel hopeless....and sometimes suicidal. I strongly admire you for supporting the victim and getting rid of the bully. If someone is bullied and they feel they have people on their side, I think it’s much less traumatic.

I suspect what leads people to suicide is the a) idea that no one believes them b) the belief that it’s their fault…that they deserve what’s happening to them. c) the feeling that they have no control over the situation.

The problem is that it’s usually not just a relationship between a bully and their target. The bully often has supporters cheering them on. And then there’s the quiet bystanders who do nothing. All that can make a person feel hopeless….and sometimes suicidal.

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