Once A Bully

                Many people cannot easily speak about their issues. It is easier to hide it inside and try to fix it themselves. The thoughts that may come to their mind is—no one can help me, they won’t understand, I’m fine. By not seeking the consoling of others, it can only make things worse especially if someone takes the emotions that they have hidden inside and bully others. Bullies, usually, bother others because of something that is going on in their lives that they can’t handle or don’t know how to handle. Without knowing what else to do, they take their emotions and hurt others to make themselves feel better for just that second. When have you heard someone say they were proud to have bullied someone? Have you heard of any bully that would stand up and shout out to the world that they bully people just for the heck of it? There is no bully that I know of that has every bullied because they thought it was the best thing in the world. People who bully usually have an issue that causes them to bully others.

                The different situations that cause someone to bully are cultural cause, institutional cause, social issues, family issues, personal history, power issues, and provocative victims. All these situations are different and can affect someone to go out and bully others. With each of these situations, the best way to handle it is to bring that person to a trusted adult or anyone that can help them. But, how many people will admit they are going through an issue? Not many. How many people will go to an adult if they are having a problem? Not many again. There has to be a way to help the bully with their own problems and for these bullies to go out and bring other bullies to get help as well. This is where Once A Bully comes in.

                Once A Bully will be a program that helps bullies with their problems and helps them to go out and help other bullies as well. This program will bring in bullies who have issues and don’t know how to handle it. Through the help of ex-bullies, therapist, and anyone who specialize in helping others, this program will let the bully acknowledge what they are doing isn’t the right way to handle what they are going through and helps them to find other productive ways of conquering their problems. It is understood that it isn’t easy to openly say, “I have a problem.” Bullying should never be the road to take to help yourself though. This program is there to only help and not condemn anyone. Bullying can be prevented and one way to start is to help the bully.