WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS OF BULLYING?

• stress
• reduced ability to concentrate
• lack of motivation and energy
• poor or deteriorating school work
• anxiety about going to school
• loss of confidence and self-esteem
• lack of appetite or ‘comfort eating’
• depression
• aggressive eruptions/tantrums
• withdrawn, unhappy demeanour
• a feeling of isolation, betrayal and hopelessness
• development of nervous ‘tics’, stammering or stuttering
• problems with sleeping; bedwetting; nightmares
• headaches, stomach and bowel disorders
• indications of alcohol, drug or substance abuse
• attempted suicide
• inability to attend school, panic attacks