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I got an e-mail from my lovely painter friend Annabel Mednick
"Just wondering how you are as you haven't
been writing your blog"
She's quite right of course. There are many reasons why I haven't been
writing my blog, but mainly because life has been rather overwhelming this
year. For many reasons.
2012 has certainly been the year of the bully
for me, the year when I have had to learn, or re-learn, how to handle bullies and
bullying. It's interesting, having
experienced a good deal of bullying throughout my life, much of it from an
early age, you would think I would be really great at knowing how to cope with
the emotional stress and upset of such behaviour. But somehow the act of bullying can still
debilitate my sensitive soul.
It's been a tough one. I had to take a month off work between May
and June because of the anxiety and depression that one of my jobs was causing
me. Earlier in the year there was all
that dreadful negativity and bullying at my allotment.
Teaching gardening and being on my allotment;
both things that I love, both things that I would never expect to be tainted by hideous negativity. It is more than
disappointing that this year both have been.
Thankfully there is much going on in my life where
who I am and what I do is hugely respected and appreciated. This has kept me sane.
The best way to deal with bullies is to expose
them. Often this can put you in further danger
as the bully may ramp up the behaviour.
Nonetheless, this remains the only real way forward.
Now that's off my chest and I'm back in the
writing loop I might just keep blogging.
I hope so.
Love Truth
Love Life
XXX
3 comments:
Scarlett,
I am really upset to read this post. I find bullying sickening and revolting. Bullies by nature are also cowards. The universe does havea way of dealing with them. If there is anything at all I can do to help, please get in touch.
Oh dear! Doesn't sound good...I'm sorry to hear this! Don't let them get you down. Just grit your teeth and rise above it. I know all about bullying too and it is terrible - I used to be bullied so bad a work it made my physically sick... (and at school where it took a car accident that lead to me being in hospital for the bullying to stop) so I completely understand how awful it is. Just try and remove yourself from the situation as quick as possible if you can too! Big hug xxx
Thanks both, bullying is never acceptable.
I kept getting sick - coughs, colds, fevers - for about 6 months and was seeing a doctor and having loads of tests to find out why. Eventually she asked if it could be stress and I just broke down. The month away from the situation was much needed.
Unfortunately the bullying began again as soon as I returned. Still dealing with it.....
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