The serious reality of “post-bullying aftereffects” that torment adults in Japan: Approximately 40% of those in their 40s and 50s reported no improvement- “I’m still afraid of people’s stares and wonder if they’re talking about me. I have low self-esteem and think, ‘I’m no good anyway’.”
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/4eb9f4ef1d7e01d3fe031c07aa59f010912d5cb4
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I’m living it daily in my 40s. It’s ruined me in a lot of ways.
I think because Japan is such a collective society, being ostracized at an early age can really have a great impact on self-esteem. A society that values fitting in that makes a target out of someone will make that person feel worthless. 😔
Man the fuck up
I got bullied and beaten all the time as a kid. Definitely had issues as a kid because of it, but college was good for me and adulthood was even better. Maybe it’s a cultural thing?
It paralyzes them and it’s really strange as an outsider to witness. I went out with some Japanese friends, got to talking to this guy and he admitted his feelings about this and how it still affects him in his early 30’s. I’m American, I just told him that nothing anyone does affects you unless you let it, what people think about you is their business not yours. He had like a weird glitch and he was like ‘ah I really wish I was raised in America it seems so much better’. He refused to hangout with us after and told someone it was specifically because he didn’t feel comfortable around me. Strange