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1.How often do you have patients/clients that came to the hospital because of their identity of victim of cyberbully?

2.What kind of symptoms/commonality of complaints do they usually have?

Depression/anxietySleep Sudden stop of interestGuilt (by a form of shaming)Lack of energy/concentrationAppetiteMovement slowerSuicide thoughts

3.In what degree would this impact their regular life? Especially for teenagers, how would this affect their school life, or academic achievements?

Grades slippingRefuse to go to school (voluntarily to avoid/physically could not get out of bed if being very serious)Sense of isolation

4.Are those victims traumatized by going through cyberbully? What is the spectrum of being traumatized by cyberbullying, the most minor impact and the most significant impact?

Depends on the individualEmotional response to an eventSomeone else witnessed

5.In your opinion, as a psychiatric doctor, why would cyberbully happen in high school? What kind of mentality do the “perpetrator” hold?

“Hurt people hurt people”Don’t know the identity of the bullySense of power, builds popularity

6.Who would be the victims? Do the victims have some common traits?

Preserved weakness/vulnerabilitySomeone identifies as different

7.What is the difference between victims of cyberbullying and traditional bullied victims?

No guard roles

8.What is the best support we could offer the cyberbullying victim as their friends/family and peers?

Family: open dialogue outlet

9.What can I/we (as a high school student) do to prevent cyberbully from happening?

Being more in the physical momentsBuild connections with people in person

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