Bullies Leave Scars
Autumn and winter – and the holidays that go with it – tend to be a tipping point for some that are dealing (or not dealing) with things like depression, bullying, or intolerance in their lives. It’s not just younger people that have a difficult time, older more ‘life experienced’ folks in their 40s and 50s and beyond struggle to cope as well. Online it’s easy to hide feelings and appear manic all the time. Super easy. It’s also easy to get lost in the shuffle and overlooked even when using online tools (like Google+, Twitter, or Facebook) to reach out for help. Chris Brogan wrote up an amazing article about this very topic, and this along with the other Chris’ post made me want to tell the small bit of story above that I did.
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