Bullying:

'Bullies are inferior, inadequate people.'  They pick on sensitive, vulnerable people in order to feel superior. To bully someone is to abuse your power in the worst way possible. Slow, cunning and persistent bullying can make the most confident individual a 'gibbering wreck.' Bullies are predators, hunting to find their victimes! Bullies never give up - hounding their victims until they completely surrender and have no self-worth or identiy.

The negative results of bullying are as follows:

Being intimidated, embarrassed, demoralised, humiliated, ridiculed, patronised, criticised, ignored, dismissed, over-ruled.

The positive responses on how to deal with a bully, are as follows:

Don't respond, don't give up and give in, don't be afraid, stand up and be counted - a bully is a coward! be brave and confront issues, realise the bully is a frightened, inadequate individual - not the threatening monster he/she appears to be! be responsible for who you are and what you say, don't feel embarrassed when humiliated in public - other people recognise what's happening and the person is quickly identified as a 'bully' and disrespected and disliked, be strong and proud of who you are and what you have achieved, realise that you will be better off if he/she does leave you, there would be no more constant and persistent bullying to contend with. Lastly and most importantly, if you feel that the bullying is going to turn into violence - GET OUT OF THE WAY AND OUT OF THE RELATIONSHIP!