Real Teens Speak Out

Insecure girl

Hi I’m 12 nearly 13. I have been bullied in year 7 when this girl started shouting at me for no reason and I thought things would be better in year 8 but no, I got laughed at in maths, then people accused me of swearing and then harassed me all time. I’d hear girls laugh at me behind my back, this girl wouldn’t let me use the equipment in science and called me a name and this other girl pushed me off the bench and then pushed me again and said ‘sorry you were in the way so I decided to move you’ my head of year says I’m being too sensitive am I?

Lower expectations

When I moved to my school I was in 3rd grade and I automatically made tons of friends. I can thank Girl Scouts for that. The girls I met in my troop were my friends for years. All through intermediate school then into middle school. But then in 7th grade we went on a camping trip together. This wasn’t our first camping trip, we had smoothly made it through all the other ones. We were all best friends who shared everything with each other. On the second night of the 3 day trip we decided to play a game after the leaders had gone to bed. We called it the truth circle. We all sat in a circle and said what we thought about everyone. Now there were 3 girls in the troop, including me, that were maybe more popular than the other girls but we all got along. There is one girl that was basically the leader of the group and had nothing but nice things to say but when it was my turn she was different. For an hour she sat there and told me everything that she hated about me. She knew what would be the most offensive things to say to me since she had been my #1 best friend for years. So she used what she knew about me against me. She managed to turn that entire group of friends against me and for 2 years I was barely able to look at any of them. Then I was forced to sit down and have a conversation with the leader and she told me she did it because she was jealous of me. I was pretty and popular, I even had a boyfriend (well he was considered my boyfriend but nobody actually knows what middle school relationships are) she knew she would never be like me so she destroyed me because she wanted to be better. More often than not this is what bullies are thinking when they tell you that you are ugly or fat. They are saying what they think of themselves.
I have forgiven all of those girls that stood against me or didn’t stand up for me but I will never forget. I have realized that they were doing it because they were sad and they didn’t mean it. I am now civil with all of these girls and we are now becoming close again. The only problem with that is it will never be the same and I will not trust them with secrets again. They are all still close but they get into arguments and fights all the time but I have pulled myself away from that group so that we were still friends but they don’t have a chance to drag me into their drama. My situation is different and I am not telling you to forgive and forget, I am only saying that the first step in feeling better is to forgive the bully or bullies like I did. And I also told an adult and asked for help. I hope this will help anyone. It will all be okay, I promise. Just remember to forgive but never forget and tell an adult.

Your never alone in this world

It all started in first grade when I was treated as nothing more then an outcast. Back then I had no friends and nowhere to go. This continued to be the story of my life day in and day out for years. I began to build walls around me and push others away. Eventually it got to the point where I almost couldn’t take the pain any more. I found myself wondering if anyone would even care much less notice if I took my own life. More often then not it felt that the answer to that question was no. In the end however, everything changed during my freshmen year in high school. Thanks to the ROTC at my school I finally felt like I belonged somewhere. If it weren’t for them, I honestly do not think I could have made it this far. I still struggle some times with things from my past but now I know that if I keep going and not give when life gets hard, then I will make it out of this alive. For those of you out there who are reading this I want you to remember one thing. So long as you choose to keep pushing on in life know this. There will always be idiots who will try to knock you down but you are stronger, smarter, braver, and bolder then any of them. You are beautiful and strong. Don’t give up on yourself and there is nothing you can not accomplish in life my friend.

Bullied alive

My dad is active military and was deployed for most of my younger years. We moved about every 2-3 years so making friends was more and more difficult and people seemed to think the new kid was an easy target to pick on. So from 3rd grade and on I was bullied for any an every reason. I was small, skinny, had big teeth, had a military style backpack, had a high voice, etc. Life was an awful thing to love everyday and there are so many time I wanted to quit. Just end it all. I cried everyday and tried to do anything I could to just fit in. I tried laying low, I tried hiding, and even football because football players are popular. I got -2 yards and a concussion because they put me, an 87 pound freshman at fullback against a 280 pound guy. He then told me “you are too small to ever amount to anything in sports”. Here comes the best part. I moved to Arizona as a sophomore in HS. clean slate. No one knew me. Perfect. I saw a quote online saying how wrestling is the only sport where you can be a champion no matter how small you are. I was Hooked. I laid low and let my actions in the sport speak for themselves. I worked hard everyday spilling blood, sweat an tears with a smile. Kids at my school pointed at me “that’s the kid that’s the state champ” or “that’s the national champion” and “he broke the _____ record.” I loved it. People looked up to me. Spoke highly of me. It was an addiction. Now, I wrestle NCAA d2 with my college paid for and the last kid who bullied me served me my burger at in-and-out.

This is how i became stronger

I first started getting bullied in early middle-school. During that time i felt so alone and so helpless like there was nothing i could do.My bullies would say things like no wonder your mother gave you up for adoption. They told me that i was a freak, that i was fat and ugly. Soon after that i just stopped going to school altogether . I fell into a very bad state i wouldn’t talk to my friends or parents, i just wouldn’t interact with people altogether. It got so bad I tried to harm myself. But i’m so grateful that i’m here alive and sharing my story . Because i realize that we all have so much to live for. no matter what anyone says you’re beautiful and you’re handsome. so just love yourself because if you don’t then you’ll just end up hurting yourself and others in the process. so speak up and tell someone if you’re being bullied.

You don’t need to be popular!

I been there, in your place feeling scared, and to speak out. You don’t need to be cool in middle school or high school. All that matters is the people who truly care.

I am Strong Now

I have always gotten bullied, ever since I can remember. When I was in middle school, I was trying to figure out who I was, and where I belong. However, my society made it very complicated for me, because my mother would tell me that I was beautiful, while when I went to school I heard the exact opposite. People are really rude, they can be really cruel, and being in middle school I did not know how to react and how to deal with whatever I was going through. I struggled to fit in, to meet the unattainable beauty standards, and to try to be popular. I was bullied because I was tiny and I was considered “underweight” although people do know that this was due to a medical disorder. I was bullied because I used to “stutter” and people still did not know that that was also due to a psychological problem. I used to get bullied by my own teachers, I got discriminated against because of my physical appearance. When I changed schools and I started high school, I realized that now I have to be a stronger person, I joined anti bullying organizations and I am now heavily involved in them. I have started my own initiatives and I have taken the lead in many others, in order to make sure that other girls out there don’t go through what I have gone through. If you are experiencing bullying right now, I know exactly how you feel, but don’t you DARE GIVE UP. I would like to thank all the people who have believed me, because I know that this was not their intention but they have made me a better person. I am strong now.

#Secretlynotsecretly bullied

I’ve been a bully’s victim since primary school.
When I was younger, in primary school people made fun of me because I had good grades and was the ‘teacher’s pet’ and had glasses, back at that time I ignored it. But then I made an amazing friend, who I thought, thought of me as a best friend too. My other friends told me, they didn’t like her – and she used me for my grades. It was true – she did.
In secondary school my next best friend  had mood swings, and well she’d be moody! But then her mood swings turned to violence – punching, hitting and swearing it got so bad she sent my sister-like friend away to another school (we don’t talk now). But even after that she still bullied me up until this year.
Now, I’m in high school and it’s only been a few weeks in, I’ve made a bunch of new friends but I’ve also lost some old friends. My oldest friend (since kindergarten) now has a cruel sense of humor, and so does her other friend. Yesterday, she broke my friend’s glasses whilst using cruel words. The day before that she was stealing our drink bottles (childish I know). And today at lunch she snuck up into my classroom with her other friend, and stuck a blank paper over my school id picture. Each day it gets worse, and it seems like I’m prone to being a bully’s friend and turning into her victim.
My newer friends ignore her as though she isn’t there. She victimizes us – all of us.

When I was in middle school I was always being picked up and be bullied everyday because I had a disability and then when I went to High school I was still being picked on, being bullied and being threatened once after taking a test and then again during science class. Then when I went to a special school for people with disability i would of thought i wouldn’t be bullied here because everyone here has a disability but of course someone decided to bully ad pick on me and one of my friends. in my mind i was thinking why would you bully someone with a disability when you have a disability too. you are here for the same reason and that reason is to learn.

my story

it all started 6 years ago and it got worse last year. i am called names like ugly,stupid,dumb ect and when i go to teachers they dont do anything about it but im here to tell you that you are not alone and you are loved by so many people and you are strong and beautiful. life gets better i promise just stay strong and keep your head up. I love you all..