Classic Bully Moves: The Tactics

Bullies disregard us, make false accusations, give the silent treatment, set double standards, break rules or make them up as they go along, intimidate and isolate us, optimize their mood swings, verbally abuse us in person and online, gossip, pass rumors, ignore us, invade our privacy, intrude and impose, use physical aggression and inappropriately cross the line, punish, steal our thunder and our property, threaten, withhold information, use emotional control like gaslighting, and other tricks and pranks, all to gang up and be mean. Sometimes they cross over into harassment and violence, which is when we must turn them over to the authorities.

But what does an anti-bully do with all the bully's tactics?

In next week’s episode, we’ll break down particular strategies to use in each of these cases, but it all starts with  ...