How to Handle Bullying

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People who bully are notorious for targeting those they perceive as “different,” weak, or flawed.

Bullies often lack empathy, showing traits like narcissism and arrogance.

Stay calm and detach emotionally during bullying; this undermines their control tactics.

Share bullying experiences with trusted individuals; keeping them secret fosters shame.

Bullies want you to recognize how powerful they are. Caring people want you to see how powerful you truly are.

Many bullies have an “empathy-deficient disorder" (they are not capable of real empathy) and often show narcissistic, sociopathic, or psychopathic traits. They can be grandiose and arrogant while belittling others’ accomplishments or personal qualities. An ongoing theme in my book, The Genius of Empathy, is valuing your own needs and setting limits with destructive or otherwise hurtful or negligent people.

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