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1ALL CONTENTS FROM:
http://www.bullyonline.org/
 
Where are people bullied?
 
y
 
at
work by
thei
r m
anage
r or co-work
e
rs or subord
inate
s, or by
thei
r cl
ient
s (bully
ing
, workpl
a
c
e
bully
ing
, mobb
ing
,work
a
bus
e
,
ha
r
a
ssm
ent
, d
i
scr
i
m
inati
o
n)
 
y
 
at
 
h
om
e
by
thei
r p
a
r
tne
r or p
a
r
ent
s or s
i
bl
ing
s or c
hi
ldr
en
(bully
ing
,
a
ss
a
ul
t
, dom
e
s
ti
c v
i
ol
en
c
e
,
a
bus
e
, v
e
rb
a
l
a
bus
e)
 
y
 
at
sc
h
ool (bully
ing
,
ha
r
a
ssm
ent
,
a
ss
a
ul
t)
 
y
 
in
 
the
c
a
r
e
of o
the
rs, suc
h
 
a
s
in
 
h
osp
ita
l, co
n
v
a
l
e
sc
ent
 
h
om
e
s, c
a
r
e
 
h
om
e
s, r
e
s
i
d
entia
l
h
om
e
s (bully
ing
,
ha
r
a
ssm
ent
,
a
ss
a
ul
t)
 
y
 
in
 
the
 
a
rm
e
d forc
e
s (bully
ing
,
ha
r
a
ssm
ent
, d
i
scr
i
m
inati
o
n
,
a
ss
a
ul
t)
 
y
 
by
th
os
e
 
in
 
a
u
th
or
it
y (
ha
r
a
ssm
ent
,
a
bus
e
of pow
e
r
)
 
y
 
by
neigh
bours
an
d l
an
dlords (bully
ing
,
ha
r
a
ssm
ent)
 
y
 
by s
t
r
ange
rs (
ha
r
a
ssm
ent
, s
ta
lk
ing
,
a
ss
a
ul
t
, s
ex
u
a
l
a
ss
a
ul
t
, r
a
p
e
,
g
r
ie
vous bod
i
ly
ha
rm, murd
e
r
)
 
How do you know if you're being bullied? Bullying differs from harassment and assault in that the latter can resultfrom a single incident or small number of incidents - which everybody recognises as harassment or assault -whereas bullying tends to be an accumulation of many small incidents over a long period of time. Each incidenttends to be trivial, and on its own and out of context does not constitute an offence or grounds for disciplinary or grievance action. So, ...
What is bullying?
 
y
 
co
n
s
tant
 
nit
-p
i
ck
ing
, f 
a
ul
t
-f 
in
d
ing
 
an
d cr
iti
c
i
sm of 
a
 
t
r
i
v
ia
l
nat
ur
e
-
the
 
t
r
i
v
ia
l
it
y, r
eg
ul
a
r
it
y
an
d fr
eq
u
en
cy b
et
r
a
ybully
ing;
of 
ten
 
the
r
e
 
i
s
a
 
g
r
ain
of 
t
ru
th
(bu
t
o
n
ly
a
 
g
r
ain)
 
in
 
the
cr
iti
c
i
sm
t
o fool you
int
o b
e
l
ie
v
ing
 
the
cr
iti
c
i
sm
ha
sv
a
l
i
d
it
y, w
hi
c
h
 
it
do
e
s
n
o
t;
of 
ten
,
the
cr
iti
c
i
sm
i
s b
a
s
e
d o
n
d
i
s
t
or
ti
o
n
, m
i
sr
e
pr
e
s
entati
o
n
or f 
a
br
i
c
ati
o
n
 
y
 
s
i
mul
tane
ous w
ith
 
the
cr
iti
c
i
sm,
a
co
n
s
tant
r
e
fus
a
l
t
o
a
ck
n
owl
e
d
ge
you
an
d your co
nt
r
i
bu
ti
o
n
s
an
d
a
c
hie
v
e
m
ent
sor
t
o r
e
co
gni
s
e
your
exi
s
ten
c
e
 
an
d v
a
lu
e
 
y
 
co
n
s
tant
 
atte
mp
t
s
t
o u
n
d
e
rm
ine
you
an
d your pos
iti
o
n
, s
tat
us, wor
th
, v
a
lu
e
 
an
d po
tentia
l
y
 
w
he
r
e
you
a
r
e
 
in
 
a
 
g
roup (
eg
 
at
work
)
, b
eing
s
ing
l
e
d ou
t
 
an
d
t
r
eate
d d
i
ff 
e
r
ent
ly
;
for
in
s
tan
c
e
,
e
v
e
ryo
ne
 
e
ls
e
c
an
 
get
 
a
w
a
y w
ith
murd
e
r bu
t
 
the
mom
ent
you pu
t
 
a
foo
t
wro
ng
-
h
ow
e
v
e
r
t
r
i
v
ia
l -
a
c
ti
o
n
 
i
s
ta
k
en
 
again
s
t
you
y
 
b
eing
 
i
sol
ate
d
an
d s
e
p
a
r
ate
d from coll
eag
u
e
s,
ex
clud
e
d from w
hat'
s
g
o
ing
o
n
, m
a
r
gina
l
ize
d, ov
e
rrul
e
d,
ign
or
e
d,s
i
d
e
l
ine
d, fro
zen
ou
t
, s
ent
 
t
o Cov
ent
ry
y
 
b
eing
b
e
l
itt
l
e
d, d
e
m
eane
d
an
d p
at
ro
ni
s
e
d,
e
sp
e
c
ia
lly
in
fro
nt
of o
the
rs
y
 
b
eing
 
h
um
i
l
iate
d, s
h
ou
te
d
at
 
an
d
th
r
eatene
d, of 
ten
 
in
fro
nt
of o
the
rs
y
 
b
eing
ov
e
rlo
a
d
e
d w
ith
work, or
ha
v
ing
 
a
ll your work
ta
k
en
 
a
w
a
y
an
d r
e
pl
a
c
e
d w
ith
 
eithe
r m
enia
l
ta
sks (f 
i
l
ing
,p
h
o
t
ocopy
ing
, m
in
u
te
 
ta
k
ing)
or w
ith
 
n
o work
at
 
a
ll
y
 
f 
in
d
ing
 
that
your work -
an
d
the
cr
e
d
it
for
it
-
i
s s
t
ol
en
 
an
d pl
agia
r
i
s
e
d
y
 
ha
v
ing
your r
e
spo
n
s
i
b
i
l
it
y
in
cr
ea
s
e
d bu
t
your
a
u
th
or
it
y
ta
k
en
 
a
w
a
y
y
 
ha
v
ing
 
ann
u
a
l l
ea
v
e
, s
i
ck
ne
ss l
ea
v
e
,
an
d -
e
sp
e
c
ia
lly - comp
a
ss
i
o
nate
l
ea
v
e
r
e
fus
e
d
y
 
b
eing
d
enie
d
t
r
aining
 
ne
c
e
ss
a
ry for you
t
o fulf 
i
l your du
tie
s
y
 
ha
v
ing
u
n
r
ea
l
i
s
ti
c
g
o
a
ls s
et
, w
hi
c
h
c
hange
 
a
s you
a
ppro
a
c
h
 
the
m
y
 
d
itt
o d
ea
dl
ine
s w
hi
c
h
 
a
r
e
c
hange
d
at
s
h
or
t
 
n
o
ti
c
e
- or
n
o
n
o
ti
c
e
-
an
d w
ith
ou
t
you b
eing
 
in
form
e
d u
nti
l
it'
s
t
oo l
ate
 
y
 
f 
in
d
ing
 
that
 
e
v
e
ry
thing
you s
a
y
an
d do
i
s
t
w
i
s
te
d, d
i
s
t
or
te
d
an
d m
i
sr
e
pr
e
s
ente
d
y
 
b
eing
subj
e
c
te
d
t
o d
i
sc
i
pl
ina
ry proc
e
dur
e
s w
ith
v
e
rb
a
l or wr
itten
w
a
r
ning
s
i
mpos
e
d for
t
r
i
v
ia
l or f 
a
br
i
c
ate
d r
ea
so
n
s
an
d w
ith
ou
t
prop
e
r
in
v
e
s
tigati
o
n
 
y
 
b
eing
co
e
rc
e
d
int
o l
ea
v
ing
 
th
rou
gh
 
n
o f 
a
ul
t
of your ow
n
, co
n
s
t
ruc
ti
v
e
d
i
sm
i
ss
a
l,
ea
rly or
i
ll-
hea
l
th
r
eti
r
e
m
ent
,
et
c
F
or further information on what bullying is,click here.
F
or an answer to the question
Why me?
, click here.
 
2
 
H
ow do I recognise a bully?
 Most bullying is traceable to one person, male or female - bullying is not a gender issue. Bullies are often clever  people (especially female bullies) but you can be clever too.Who does this describe in your life?
y
 
J
e
kyll & Hyd
e
 
nat
ur
e
- v
i
c
i
ous
an
d v
in
d
i
c
ti
v
e
 
in
pr
i
v
ate
, bu
t
 
inn
oc
ent
 
an
d c
ha
rm
ing
 
in
fro
nt
of w
itne
ss
e
s
;
 
n
o-o
ne
c
an
 (or w
ant
s
t
o
)
b
e
l
ie
v
e
 
thi
s
in
d
i
v
i
du
a
l
ha
s
a
v
in
d
i
c
ti
v
e
 
nat
ur
e
- o
n
ly
the
curr
ent
 
ta
r
get
s
ee
s bo
th
s
i
d
e
s
y
 
i
s
a
co
n
v
in
c
ing
, compuls
i
v
e
l
ia
r
an
d w
hen
c
a
ll
e
d
t
o
a
ccou
nt
, w
i
ll m
a
k
e
up
an
y
thing
spo
ntane
ously
t
o f 
it
 
thei
r
nee
ds
at
 
that
mom
ent
 
y
 
us
e
s lo
t
s of c
ha
rm
an
d
i
s
a
lw
a
ys pl
a
us
i
bl
e
 
an
d co
n
v
in
c
ing
w
hen
p
ee
rs, sup
e
r
i
ors or o
the
rs
a
r
e
pr
e
s
ent;
 
the
mo
ti
v
e
 of 
the
c
ha
rm
i
s d
e
c
e
p
ti
o
n
 
an
d
it
s purpos
e
 
i
s
t
o comp
en
s
ate
for l
a
ck of 
e
mp
ath
y
y
 
r
e
l
ie
s o
n
m
i
m
i
cry
t
o co
n
v
in
c
e
o
the
rs
that
 
the
y
a
r
e
 
a
"
n
orm
a
l"
h
um
an
b
eing
bu
t
 
thei
r words, wr
iting
 
an
d d
ee
ds
a
r
e
 
h
ollow, sup
e
rf 
i
c
ia
l
an
d
g
l
i
b
y
 
d
i
spl
a
ys
a
 
g
r
eat
d
ea
l of c
e
r
tit
ud
e
 
an
d s
e
lf-
a
ssur
e
d
ne
ss
t
o m
a
sk
thei
r
in
s
e
cur
it
y
y
 
ex
c
e
ls
at
d
e
c
e
p
ti
o
n
 
y
 
exhi
b
it
s u
n
usu
a
l
ina
ppropr
iate
 
attit
ud
e
s
t
o s
ex
u
a
l m
atte
rs or s
ex
u
a
l b
eha
v
i
our
;
u
n
d
e
r
neath
 
the
c
ha
rm
ing
 
exte
r
i
or
the
r
e
 
a
r
e
of 
ten
susp
i
c
i
o
n
s or
inti
m
ati
o
n
s of s
ex
u
a
l
ha
r
a
ssm
ent
, s
ex
d
i
scr
i
m
inati
o
n
or s
ex
u
a
l
a
bus
e
(som
eti
m
e
sr
a
c
ia
l pr
e
 jud
i
c
e
 
a
s w
e
ll
)
 
y
 
exhi
b
it
s muc
h
co
nt
roll
ing
b
eha
v
i
our
an
d
i
s
a
co
nt
rol fr
ea
k
y
 
d
i
spl
a
ys
a
compuls
i
v
e
 
nee
d
t
o cr
iti
c
i
s
e
w
hi
ls
t
s
i
mul
tane
ously r
e
fus
ing
 
t
o
a
ck
n
owl
e
d
ge
, v
a
lu
e
 
an
d pr
ai
s
e
o
the
rs
y
 
w
hen
c
a
ll
e
d upo
n
 
t
o s
ha
r
e
or
a
ddr
e
ss
the
 
nee
ds
an
d co
n
c
e
r
n
s of o
the
rs, r
e
spo
n
ds w
ith
 
i
mp
atien
c
e
,
i
rr
ita
b
i
l
it
y
an
d
agg
r
e
ss
i
o
n
 
y
 
of 
ten
 
ha
s
an
ov
e
rw
he
lm
ing
, u
nhea
l
th
y
an
d
na
rc
i
ss
i
s
ti
c
nee
d
t
o por
t
r
a
y
the
ms
e
lv
e
s
a
s
a
wo
n
d
e
rful, k
in
d, c
a
r
ing
 
an
dcomp
a
ss
i
o
nate
p
e
rso
n
,
in
co
nt
r
a
s
t
 
t
o
thei
r b
eha
v
i
our
an
d
t
r
eat
m
ent
of o
the
rs
;
 
the
bully
i
s obl
i
v
i
ous
t
o
the
 d
i
scr
e
p
an
cy b
et
w
een
 
h
ow
the
y l
i
k
e
 
t
o b
e
s
een
(
an
d b
e
l
ie
v
e
 
the
y
a
r
e
s
een)
,
an
d
h
ow
the
y
a
r
e
 
a
c
t
u
a
lly s
een
 
y
 
ha
s
an
ov
e
rb
ea
r
ing
b
e
l
ie
f 
in
 
thei
r
q
u
a
l
itie
s of l
ea
d
e
rs
hi
p bu
t
c
ann
o
t
d
i
s
ting
u
i
s
h
b
et
w
een
l
ea
d
e
rs
hi
p (m
at
ur
it
y,d
e
c
i
s
i
v
ene
ss,
a
ss
e
r
ti
v
ene
ss,
t
rus
t
 
an
d
integ
r
it
y
)
 
an
d bully
ing
(
i
mm
at
ur
it
y,
i
mpuls
i
v
ene
ss,
agg
r
e
ss
i
o
n
, d
i
s
t
rus
t
 
an
dd
e
c
eit
ful
ne
ss
)
 
y
 
w
hen
c
a
ll
e
d
t
o
a
ccou
nt
,
i
mm
e
d
iate
ly
an
d
agg
r
e
ss
i
v
e
ly d
enie
s
e
v
e
ry
thing
,
then
cou
nte
r-
atta
cks w
ith
d
i
s
t
or
te
d orf 
a
br
i
c
ate
d cr
iti
c
i
sms
an
d
a
ll
egati
o
n
s
;
 
i
f 
thi
s
i
s
in
suff 
i
c
ient
,
q
u
i
ckly f 
eign
s v
i
c
ti
m
h
ood, of 
ten
by burs
ting
 
int
o
tea
rs(
the
purpos
e
 
i
s
t
o
a
vo
i
d
an
sw
e
r
ing
 
the
 
q
u
e
s
ti
o
n
 
an
d
th
us
e
v
a
d
e
 
a
ccou
nta
b
i
l
it
y by m
ani
pul
ating
o
the
rs
th
rou
gh
 
the
 us
e
of 
g
u
i
l
t)
 
y
 
i
s
a
lso ...
agg
r
e
ss
i
v
e
, d
e
v
i
ous, m
ani
pul
ati
v
e
, sp
ite
ful, v
enge
ful, do
e
s
n't
l
i
s
ten
, c
an't
sus
tain
m
at
ur
e
 
a
dul
t
 co
n
v
e
rs
ati
o
n
, l
a
cks
a
co
n
sc
ien
c
e
, s
h
ows
n
o r
e
mors
e
,
i
s dr
a
w
n
 
t
o pow
e
r,
e
mo
ti
o
na
lly cold
an
d fl
at
,
h
umourl
e
ss, joyl
e
ss, u
ng
r
ate
ful, dysfu
n
c
ti
o
na
l, d
i
srup
ti
v
e
, d
i
v
i
s
i
v
e
, r
igi
d
an
d
in
fl
exi
bl
e
, s
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describe them as having a disordered personality: anaggressive but intelligent individual who expresses their violence psychologically (constant criticism etc) rather than physically (assault).
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or the full profile, click here; to see and be able to recognise the four most commontypes of serial bully, click here.
What does bullying do to my health?
 Bullying causes injury to health and makes you ill. How many of these symptoms do you have?
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or the full set of symptoms of injury to health caused by prolonged negative stress (such as that caused by bullying, harassment, abuse etc) click here.
F
or details of the trauma that results, click here.More information on identifying and overcoming bullying and its effects on health is in my book 
 Bull 
 y in sight: how to predict, resist, cha
ll 
enge and combat workp
l 
ace b
ull 
 ying 
; click herefor book details andclick hereto order a copy online.
Bully OnLine
and the UK National Workplace Bullying Advice Line arefunded by sales of 
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 y in sight 
and David Kinchin's book 
 Post Tra
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matic Stress Disorder: the invisib
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einj
u
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and Neil Marr and Tim
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ield's book 
 Bull 
 ycide: death at p
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aytime, an expose of chi
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icideca
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 ying 
.Welcome to
Bully OnLine
, web site of the UK National Workplace Bullying Advice Line where Tim
F
ield shareshis unique insight into bullying and its effects on health and profits. Explore the site by clicking the coloured textor mauve buttons at the bottom of each page.
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f you have question, see thefrequently asked questions page.
B
ullying: what is it?
 
Types of bullying, bullying tactics, how targets are selected, the difference between bullying and harassmentAn answer to the question "Why me?"
 
On this page
 What is bullying? The twelve types of bullying|Forms that bullying takes  Hierarchical bullying, peer bullying, upward bullying 
An answer to the question, Why me?
 How bullies select their targets|Events that trigger bullying  Personal qualities of targets that bullies find irresistible The difference between bullying and harassment 
On another page
 Definitions of bullying What is mobbing?
 
What is bullying?
 Bullying is persistent unwelcome behaviour, mostly using unwarranted or invalid criticism, nit-picking, fault-finding, also exclusion, isolation, being singled out and treated differently, being shouted at, humiliated, excessivemonitoring, having verbal and written warnings imposed, and much more.
I
n the workplace, bullying usuallyfocuses on distorted or fabricated allegations of underperformance. Click herefor definitions of workplace bullying.
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