SIGNS OF VERBAL BULLYING

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Verbal Bullying involves using words to name call, bully, demean, frighten, intimidate, or control another person. This can include overt verbal abuse such as yelling, screaming, or swearing. Such behaviors are attempts to gain power, and the goal is to control and intimidate you into submission. As a result, it is abusive and should not be tolerated or excused.

However, verbal bullying can also be much more subtle. Victims of verbal abuse often question whether or not what they are experiencing is truly abusive. They also wonder whether or not it is a big deal.

Some signs that you are experiencing verbal bullying include:

• You are afraid of your bullied

• You feel like you have to walk on eggshells around the other person

• You feel like you cannot share things about yourself with them for fear that they will mock or ridicule you

• You're afraid to go out in public with them because of what they will say about you in front of other people

• You feel threatened

• You feel as if you are constantly being put down about how you look, think, act, dress, or talk

• You feel inferior or ashamed about who you are

• They yell at you but then suggest that you are overly sensitive or that you don't have a sense of humor

• They overreact to small problems and then blame you for the resulting argument

• They suggest that they are the victim and try to make you feel guilty about something they accuse you of doing

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Verbal bullying can also be used to harass people by humiliating, insulting, criticizing, or demeaning them using words. This can often be used as a way to intimidate or bully people in a variety of settings, including in relationships and the workplace.

People engage in verbal abuse for a variety of reasons. Family history, past experiences, personality, and mental illness are a few factors that can play a role.