text: are you a bully? if so, why? when people are afraid of you, what do you think? when people challenge you, what do you think? i am a reformed bully. the reason i used to do it was because i got off on having power over others. if you are seeking to stop a bully take their power over you away. when people challenged me i just used to beat them up. the reason i stopped is because i saw someone i loved become the victim of a bully and i saw what it did to them.