Victims of any type of bullying often experience low self-esteem and depression. Kids who are victims of bullying feel alone and insecure and feel that no one can help them and no one can protect them. However, incidents of cyberbullying can be captured forever, in the form of text messages, social media posts, and blogs (). Incidents can be brought back into the limelight or come back to haunt them at any time. It is recorded in history. This can have devastating consequences for both the victim and the bully. It's impossible to know when or if the bully's behavior will come back to haunt them in the future. Another distressing factor of cyberbullying is that laws have not kept pace with technological advances. The lack of laws to support victims of cyberbullying contributes to increasing their feelings of helplessness and vulnerability. Although traditional bullying carries a greater risk of physical violence, the emotional scars of cyberbullying do not heal as quickly (). Seemingly inevitable abuse can lead kids to devastating and irreversible consequences