What is Bullicide? Bullicide is a term that refers to suicide as a result of bullying. When victims feel hopeless, like there is no where to turn, when they feel powerless to prevent the soul crushing torment and they feel like it will never end they sometimes turn to extreme choices of behavior. Violence and violence against self. For the victim, the only choice they see is to end themselves, or end the bully.
More importantly, if a student has low self-esteem to begin with, and is constantly barraged by bullies who reinforce his low self-worth, he then becomes a prime candidate for bullying suicide. Consider this statistic: 86% of kids who were picked on or bullied turned to violence in the schools. However, it should be noted that some of the violence is turned inward, thus creating bullying suicide.
Furthermore, recent statistics assert that over 280,000 kids are physically attacked in secondary schools each month. If a teen in middle school is among the victims of these insidious attacks, and there is no recourse either through official channels or through counseling, it seems reasonable to assume that this child will go through all of the phases of teen depression – and ultimately commit the final act which will end the violence perpetrated on him or her.
Sticks and Stones: Short video on "Bullicide"
This Video is a short and powerful reminder of the very real, human cost bullying causes.
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