Humiliation Essay

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Effects of Humiliation Teenagers who bully, shame, or humiliate along with their victims often deal with negative psychological effects that could lead to suicide. According to merriam-webster.com the definition of humiliation is “to cause someone to feel very ashamed or foolish.” (Humiliation) According to merriam-webster.com the definition of bullying is “a blustering browbeating person; especially: one habitually cruel to others who are weaker.”(Bullying) According to merriam-webster.com the definition of shaming as “dishonor or disgrace.” (Shaming) As one can see from the definitions these words are closely related. They define the process of one person or group of people trying to make an individual or group feel like there is something wrong with them. The strong link between these negative behaviors and suicide is alarming. …show more content…

Take these situations seriously because often these signs are similar to signs of serious depression that can lead to suicide. This is also serious because it is finally time to break the cycle of bullying.
According to Suicide.Org by Kevin Caruso there are many reasons why bullying may occur including the bullies need to:
• “Feel the need to hurt others because it makes them feel powerful.
• Want to get as much attention as possible.
• Feel that they can bully because nobody will stop them.
• Feel the need to control others.
• Believe they are justified in their bullying because others have hurt them.
• Be so unhappy that they want to bring others down to their level.
• Have no conscience at all and feel no remorse for what they do
(Most criminals do not feel remorse.)
• Think that it is “cool” to be a bully.”(Suicide.Par

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