We know that learned helplessness can be a major factor in the development and maintenance of clinical depression Feeling helpless in one situation can produce feelings of helplessness in another (even if in fact you no longer are, in reality, helpless.
This could explain the research in this article cited leading to the conclusion that ’social bullying’ can have lasting psychological effects into adulthood and be a causal factor in the development of adult depression.
All kinds of bullying (see: Understanding bullies and bullying) can leave lasting fear, anxiety and pessimistic styles of perception.
Whether it’s feeling like an inevitable victim or developing feelings of misanthropy brought about through persistent bullying, peer rejection and bystander apathy or just a general sense that life is totally beyond ones personal control bullying can lead to or worsen depression.
After all so many depressed people seem to ‘join the mob’ and start to bully themselves in some way.
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