http://trueslant.com/wrayherbert/2009/11/23/a-bullys-search-for-meaning/ Health, politics, romance--it all comes down to psychology Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:47:47 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://trueslant.com/wrayherbert/2009/11/23/a-bullys-search-for-meaning/comment-page-1/#comment-35 nancywhite Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:42:17 +0000 http://trueslant.com/wrayherbert/?p=139#comment-35 Interesting topic Wray, you inspired me to follow you :) Bullies make me want to reach for a cotton swab to get a saliva culture from them. The bully's ego health is one thing, their testosterone levels are another. Could it be that some youngsters are born to push the others around due to their levels of testosterone that make them act aggressively and think they are God's domineering gift to the world? There are plenty of girl bullies out there on the play ground and at large. By checking for testosterone I am not implying that boys are the problem. Girls have plenty or the hormone variance just like the guys. This is an equal opportunity hypothetical cotton swabbing. Possibly a stressful home life prompts bullies to behave like stressed lab rats who invariably take out their frustrations aggressivly on any unfortunate rat that is housed with them. Egos,buttressed or not, seems like an end run around some genuine brass tacks physical issues that make bullies play not well with others. Interesting topic Wray, you inspired me to follow you
Bullies make me want to reach for a cotton swab to get a saliva culture from them. The bully’s ego health is one thing, their testosterone levels are another. Could it be that some youngsters are born to push the others around due to their levels of testosterone that make them act aggressively and think they are God’s domineering gift to the world? There are plenty of girl bullies out there on the play ground and at large. By checking for testosterone I am not implying that boys are the problem. Girls have plenty or the hormone variance just like the guys. This is an equal opportunity hypothetical cotton swabbing.
Possibly a stressful home life prompts bullies to behave like stressed lab rats who invariably take out their frustrations aggressivly on any unfortunate rat that is housed with them.
Egos,buttressed or not, seems like an end run around some genuine brass tacks physical issues that make bullies play not well with others.

]]> http://trueslant.com/wrayherbert/2009/11/23/a-bullys-search-for-meaning/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Todd Essig Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:32:44 +0000 http://trueslant.com/wrayherbert/?p=139#comment-34 More about genuine "self," less about empty "esteem." A psychoanalyst applauds! More about genuine “self,” less about empty “esteem.” A psychoanalyst applauds!

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