The Impact of Cyber Bullying on me and my Family (Essay Sample)

Student’s Name Professor’s Name Subject DD MM YYYY The Impact of Cyber Bullying on me and my Family. I have always thought of bullying as a distant thing that would never happen to me. In this day and age who would intimidate me or force me to do something that I did not want to do. In the last few months, this belief has disappeared. I have been exposed to a new form of bullying called cyber bullying. In cyberbullying modern communication methods are the avenues through which intimidation is propagated. Consequently, this essay discusses the impact of cyberbullying on my life and on that of my family. The most significant impact of cyberbullying has been on my personality. Initially, I was a jovial individual who interacted freely with friends both online and offline. Now, I am constantly feeling anger and depression. I cannot believe that the friends who I trusted are now threatening to harm me. From time to time I find myself crying and alone. I find it hard to understand myself anymore. On top of this, I have contemplated harming myself on more than one occasion. I am embarrassed that I feel threatened by mere messages. I feel that no one would understand why I am so threatened by a group of girls online. It is only a matter of time before I do some real harm to my body. Additionally, my physical wellbeing is constantly deteriorating. I have lost significant weight and everyone seems to think that I am malnourished. I attribute this to the high levels of stress that I have to cope with on a daily basis. Eating is no longer an easy and enjoyable task as I have lost appetite. I am constantly thinking about the threats I received and how inferior I am to my bullies. Sharing my phone and computer with anyone is something I dread. I cannot imagine what they would have to say once they look at the messages I am receiving. There is a chance they will downplay the threat they pose, and I will end up feeling like a fool for letting such messages affect me. Although they might sympathize with me, I am not willing to take the risk. What bothers me the most, is the fact that I have to pretend that something is wrong with my devices to avoid sharing them. This has been a source of frustration to my siblings who cannot understand why I am doing this. Furthermore spending time with my family is something I rarely do nowadays. My parents noticed this sometime back and they have been trying to get to the bottom of the matter since then. I feel insignific...