Have you ever been bullied? Do you bully others?

Bullies have emotional problems and control issues. Most bullies have been bullied, abused, and sometimes played the victim role in childhood.

We tend to connect the bully with behavior of school age children, but unless the person resolves their issues, this pattern continues through life.

In business it can go to micromanagement.

In personal relationships, the partner gets bullied, dooming the relationship from the start.

The bully will generally attract a person who has a victim personality to play out their dramas.

Bulling often goes to aggressive behavior and violence.

The bully is often stopped by someone they are afraid of who 'steps up' and defends the person abused.

Seniors bully and are easily bullied. It is referred to as Senior Abuse.

When the bully becomes a Senior Citizen, the pattern may heighten as the brain ages and the person is not just in emotional pain but physical as well. As with everything we know about human behavior today, the bully at any age needs professional help.