My Highschool Bully

My Highschool Bully

February 25, 2026 · 34 min · Season 2 · Episode 20

About this episode

Patrick explores the lasting impact of school bullies on mental health and connects it to childhood trauma.

In this episode, Patrick, explores why memories of school bullies can still feel visceral years later, even after you have done a lot of healing work. Using a poll with over 2,000 participants, Patrick breaks down the different ways bullying can stick in the nervous system, from occasional intense flashbacks to lingering resentment and revenge fantasies. Rather than treating bullying as a standalone issue, Patrick connects it to childhood trauma and family systems. He explains how bullies oft...

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