Only 43% of bully victims seek help, report Counselling Directory

Camberley, Surrey (PRWEB UK) 25 April 2013

Bullying is unfortunately a common aspect of life. In fact, a staggering 93% of the individuals surveyed admitted to having been the victim of bullying at some stage [1].

Bullying can be an extremely traumatic experience, and whilst many individuals will manage to navigate their way through school, work and other aspects of life relatively unscathed by the behaviour of others – some will not be so lucky.

From Bluto and Popeye through to Dennis and Walter the Softy – if we were to take too much heed of the portrayal of bullies in comics and cartoons, they would stand out like a sore thumb among the crowd. If only it were that easy. Bullies don’t conform to a stereotype. They aren’t always big and stupid like Bluto or small and menacing like Dennis.

From the girl across the street with pigtails and rosy cheeks through to the suit donning boss or a faceless individual in an Internet chat room – bullies take on many forms and can be found anywhere.

According to a Counselling Directory survey carried out between February and April 2013, of the individuals who admitted to having been a victim of bullying, 34% were bullied at school, 27% were bullied in the workplace, and 8% were bullied on either social networking websites, by email or in a forum/chat room.

Whilst bullying in schools remains the most prevalent form – bullying at work and cyberbullying have both experienced a huge surge in recent years - potentially as a result of workplace pressures and growing online communities.

References 

[1] Counselling Directory figures based on an online survey carried out by website visitors during February and April 2013. [2] Gov.uk, Workplace bullying and harassment. Available https://www.gov.uk/workplace-bullying-and-harassment.