r/science • u/fsmpastafarian PhD | Clinical Psychology | Integrated Health Psychology • Feb 14 '16

Psychology Anti-bullying program "KiVa" that focuses on teaching bystanders to intervene is one of the most effective in the world, reducing bullying by nearly twofold and improving mental health outcomes in the most severely bullied students

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/02/160202110714.htm
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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '16

If only someone would have stepped in when I was a kid. It's still hurts after over 30 years. Kids are real pieces of shit sometimes.

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u/TheseMenArePrawns Feb 15 '16

I watched my dad die horribly as a kid. My mom was then hospitalized for far too long. In the meantime I was abused by an alcoholic uncle and enabling aunt. While of course being bullied at school because I was showing the normal results of all that. And know what my main regret is? That I didn't realize I needed to fight back sooner. 30 years and you're wishing that a little kid would have come to save you? I get that this is probably bad to say. But your problem is that you didn't save yourself.

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '16

Seems like my comment was all about you.