How can bullying affect me?

Bullying can make you ill, lose sleep, and make you dread the next day at work.

People who are bullied often lose self-confidence, perhaps for a long time, and suffer from work-related stress. And stress, in turn, causes ill-health, both physical and mental.

These are some of the ill health symptoms of bullying –

Your body

• Headaches/migraine.
• Sweating/shaking.
• Feeling or being sick.
• Irritable bowel.
• Inability to sleep and loss of appetite.

Your state of mind

• Anxiety.
• Panic attacks.
• Depression.
• Tearfulness.

Your behaviour

• Becoming irritable.
• Becoming withdrawn.
• Increased consumption of tobacco, alcohol, etc.
• Obsessive dwelling on the bully, and seeking justice or revenge.