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developed a violent feedback to the
           Bullies are victims as well                           cumulative bullying cases.

               Mrs. El Nahas says: “Discussion is one of             Also, Mrs. El Nahas mentions that the
           the most appropriate solutions for bullying, as
           through discussion the bullied students will feel     culture of the teenagers drives them to suppress
           the teachers’ support, and the bullies will learn     their feelings in order to seem mature; however,
           how to sympathize and deal with their                 their psychological status ends-up damaged.
           colleagues.”                                          Therefore, Mrs. El Nahas has oriented the
                                                                 students towards certain tips and techniques to
               For instance, in the case of the bullied girl,    stand for themselves, and has familiarized the
           Mrs. El Nahas succeeded in turning the bully          culture of raising their concerns, and seeking
           into a best friend for the bullied girl through       help from the experts.
           discussion sessions with the bully. She adds
           that bullies themselves have insecurities and         Devastating effects
           conflicting feelings that push them to retrieve           Mrs. El Nahas says that bullying highly
           their power from attacking others.                    affects the bullied students to the extent that
           Mr. Shukair says that bullies are affected on the     makes some of them commit suicide. Moreover,
           long- term, as this act nurtures narcissism in        many students pass by traumas that develop
           their personality. Also, bullies are highly           into fear from socializing. She says that the
           expected to grow-up into drugs addicts,               common effects of bullying include low self-
           extremists, thieves, and criminals.                   esteem, lack of self-confidence, and stuttering.
           Parents… supportive or suppressive                        Mrs. El Nahas says: “Parents are usually
                                                                 concerned about the physical well-being of their
               Mrs. El Nahas says that there are two types       children, but they do not recognize that the
           of parents when it comes to dealing with their        psychological well-being and positive self-
           bullied children.She says that before evaluating
           a bullying situation, the coach needs to              perception are essential.” The academic
            thoroughly investigate the case through              performance of the students is one of the
           studying the background of the students               aspects that gets highly affected after the
           included in the bullying incident.                    bullying case.
               She further explains that teachers usually            Mrs. El Deeb says that she has noticed
           see that a student is bullying other students, but    that her 12 year-old daughter has developed
           after investigations they find out that the bully     a negative self-image; for instance, she keeps
           has been bullied for many years, and has              asking her mom to take her to the hairdresser to
                                                                 change her hair style.




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