How can bullying affect the people around us?

Answer 1

Bullying affects society in many ways, a few good, and mostly bad.

A few people experience positive benefits. It helps some to develop character, leadership, and persistence in the face of opposition. Some star athletes started as victims of bullying.

However, for many, there are adverse affects, and nearly everyone pays. Bullying can increase violence in many different types of places. It can increase violence at school, at work, in neighborhoods, in the streets, and even in places of worship, among other places. Bullying contributes to depression and suicide, lower grades, and lower productivity in the workplace. Bullying can increase mediocrity and cause people to be less creative and less likely to want to express themselves. Society has to pay for the increased injuries, increased psychiatric care, losses in productivity, etc.

Bullying is something that tends to make or break a person. If a person has a really healthy sense of self, and fierce independence or a large supportive network, the bullying might increase their character. But for someone who is already emotionally broken, bullying can push them further into despair. Even if they weather the bullying well, they often become emotionally stunted, since they shut down and refuse to mature or learn life's lessons.

Answer 2

You could feel upset that you and your friends are being bullied which could make you feel scared or anxious.