The Impacts of Cyberbullying

We have all been a victim or witness of cyberbullying. If you haven’t, it will most likely happen at some point during your life. We know that cyberbullying has had numerous impacts on people, but did you know that bullying victims are 2 to 9 times more likely to consider committing suicide? Most victims of cyberbullying have had suicidal thoughts atleast once if not more times. About 58% of kids admit someone has said mean or hurtful things to them online. More than 4 out of 10 say it has happened to them more than once. This statement tells you that more people have been cyberbullied than you think. Some people believe that cyberbullying is not a major problem and that many people don’t experience it but they are wrong. Cyberbullying is a major problem within our society that has had a negative impact on teens and young adults and needs to come to an end.

As most of us know, cyberbullying is the transmission of cruel or hateful texts or images using the internet or other devices such as cell phones. Rumors are likely to be spread by others via different social media websites.Things such as stalking, bullying, threats, harassment, humiliation and impersonation are all different examples of cyberbullying. Students can experience cyberbullying wherever they have access to a cell phone or a computer. Approximately half of cyberbully victims are also victims of traditional face-to-face bullying. Cyberbullying can occur in many different places but it is a major conflict within our school systems. Studies found in 2006 that 45% of preteens and 30% of teens are cyberbullied during school hours. This is a big deal. It proves that students in the classroom have the ability to bully people on interactive school websites. I say schools n...

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...ncase of emergency. Encourage your kids to let you know when they or someone else is experiencing bullying. Using all these methods, we can reduce the amount of cyberbullying that goes on in our world.

So as I said before, cyberbullying is a major problem within our society that has had a negative effect on teens and young adults and should be prevented as much as possible. Remember cyberbullying causes many conflicts such as self-harm, low self-esteem, depression and eventually lead to suicide. We need to be aware of the things we say to people because sometimes we don’t realize what we’re doing. Cyberbullying doesn’t make you a bigger person. If anything, it makes you seem low. We need to open our eyes and realize what cyberbullying is doing to people. I say we need to all work together to stop cyberbullying in our community. What do you say? Let’s get started!