Experiencing online harassment can also affect a person’s social life, as victims often withdraw from socialising. This social ‘withdrawal’ can take many forms, such as going out less and refusing to leave the house or their room, not attending the societies or doing the hobbies they used to enjoy, or they simply become less talkative and being by themselves a lot. As part of social withdrawal, the person may stop going to their university lectures as often, which can have a negative impact on their academic achievement. As social withdrawal is often noticed by close friends, the person is likely to give improbable excuses for their altered behaviour, and perhaps become more secretive about their online activity, hiding their phone/computer screen from other’s view.