There is a lot of advice available on recognizing, dealing with, and stopping cyber bullying online. But it is also as important to find ways to heal after you've experienced a cyber bullying episode, both for your own current wellbeing and so that you can avoid future exposure to online bullying.
Here are 10 steps to help heal after experiencing cyber bullying:
1. Realize that no matter what your age, a cyber bullying experience can take its toll.
- Whether you're young, middle aged or old, you’re hurt, fear and disturbance is real and deserving of a caring response.
2. Mark your courage.
- Buy yourself some sort of talisman or trophy that embodies your survival and your determination to thrive from this point forward. This talisman can be held or observed when you feel particularly down and disillusioned during your recovery, as a physical prompt to bring you back to the reality that you're a good and worthy person.
3. Let go.
- Forgiveness can free you from constant thoughts of revenge, hate or anger, which will only consume you completely. Your ultimate victory as a survivor who will go on to thrive is to not let this bully continue to bully your inner thoughts.
4. Focus on bolstering your own self-worth.
-Read books about enhancing self-esteem, praise yourself for the good you contribute to the world, and leave yourself positive notes that remind you why you're a good, worthy person.
5. Don't put yourself in harm's way
-It's to realize that until you're fully able to dismiss and cope with any future bullying behaviour, that you are best helped keeping away from any places where it might occur. With the passage of time, the dynamics of an online place will change and you will also grow stronger through your own courage and reflection, but you must allow yourself this space to heal first.
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