Bullying ruins many people’s childhoods, but the pain doesn’t end when a child graduates from high school.
Victims of Bullying Four Times More Likely to Develop Anxiety Disorders in Adulthood
A new medical study published in JAMA Psychiatry shows that the psychological scars from bullying lasts at least into people’s mid twenties causing an elevated risk of developing anxiety disorders, depression, suicidal ideation and more. In fact, while 6% of youth not involved with bullying went on to develop anxiety disorders, 24% of bullied youth went on to develop anxiety disorder.
Watch Shane Koyczan’s ‘To This Day’ – The Most Powerfully Moving Anti-Bullying Video Yet!
At almost the same time as the publishing of these new results from JAMA Psychiatry, Shane Koyczan’s anti-bullying video ‘To This Day’ has gone viral of Youtube garnering over one million views in less than a week!
Known for his spoken word poetry, and most notably his recitation of ‘We Are More’ during the Vancouver 2010 Olympics Opening Ceremony, Shane Koyczan’s ‘To This Day’ combines the touching story of his own personal experiences with childhood bullying with at times haunting visuals to produce the most powerfully moving anti-bullying video released online to date.
Check it out below and share your thoughts in the comments.
