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How Bullying Changes the Brain and Makes Kids More Susceptible to Mental Illness

How Bullying Changes the Brain and Makes Kids More Susceptible to Mental Illness
Kids will be kids, and sometimes this means engaging in distasteful behaviors such as being rude to peers and bullying them. While some adults may chalk this up to normal childhood behavior, or a result of the reptilian brain in action, it's a much more serious issue than anyone thought it was until now.