The Long Reach of Adult Bullying
How this kind of harassment can have harmful ripple effects on your body and mind.
By Stacey Colino, Contributor |Dec. 15, 2017, at 9:49 a.m.
Being bullied by a boss or colleague at work can affect your ability to focus and function effectively. (Getty Images)
Until the last presidential election and the rise of the #MeToo movement, people often thought of bullying almost exclusively as kid stuff, not something mature adults engage in. How wrong we were! It turns out that adults are being bullied at rates that rival what kids experience: In an online survey of more than 2,000 adults across the U.S., conducted on behalf of the American Osteopathic Association in October, 31 percent of respondents said they’ve been bullied as adults, and 43 percent believe that bullying behavior has become more accepted in the past year.
https://health.usnews.com/wellness/mind/articles/2017-12-15/how-adult-bullying-impacts-your-mental-and-physical-heath
