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Bullies like Helen who want attention need their minions gathered around them laughing and lapping up their nasty swipes at the expense of others.
Someone else has taken the limelight away and her cosy little group is no longer looking as united and dominant as it once did. The attention has been taken off her and she feels alone and she knows she isn't popular on the outside so she feels sorry for herself.
If things turned around for her she would be as blazon and bullying as ever, Imo. People like her NEED to put others down in order to feel good.