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The “bullying epidemic,” as it is now known may have recently surfaced in the mainstream media through tragedy, but it is by no means a rare occurrence within educational systems or within corporate environments. Gossip, singling out other people within meetings for disparagement, public humiliation in the form of shouting, and verbally policing other people’s behavior are psychologically damaging and can (in extreme cases) result in such physical symptoms as post traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, lost days at work, hypervigilance, and self-injure. Less senior colleagues and those not considered “mainstream” are the most likely to receive this type of mistreatment. Turn the page…