Real Teens Speak Out

Hi, I’m Z. I’m 16 years old.  At school, everyone would alienate me, they won’t let me be friends with them. And if I thought they were my friends, they were just faking it. I really don’t understand why they hate so much. Is it because I’m related to the school’s founder? Or that I smelled bad? Or that I lived the farthest from the school? Or that my family isn’t that rich compared to theirs? I just don’t understand. I endured all the bullying, sure it was hard at first hearing someone say that no one likes me in a group chat or they’d publicly talk bad things about me online, I endured it all and never told my parents. I don’t know why but I never had the confidence to tell them about my problems. I had so much trouble fitting in and trying so hard to be liked by everyone. No one in the school liked me, even my older sister was embarrassed that I was her sister. After 4 long years of enduring of being bullied, I tried opening up my problems to my parents. I thought they were going to comfort me, I thought they were going to give me advice, but I was wrong. They yelled at me and told me that it’s my fault as to why they don’t like me, and that I give them a bad vibe. During that time, all I was thinking was: when and where will I ever be safe to be open about how I feel? I remember when I had a problem way before my confrontation with them, they told me that they are always there to listen to my problems whenever I am in need of someone to talk to. But boy was I wrong.

My story

Hi, I’m a 13 year old girl, who has been bullied since I started high school for the worst reason ever. People bully me because I’m ‘too skinny’ and ‘my hair is messy’ I don’t get it bullies say said I was attention seeking. They said drink bleach n stuff like that but I didn’t want to. My bullying hasn’t stopped but I will try to be strong x

The Fat Girl

I was a happy child. I had a good family and life. Until I entered elementary school. I was call slow, fat, stupid, ugly, and dumb. Boys would pretend to like me so they can just make their friends laugh. Girls would write bad letters to me on how I looked. I was so big and dark skinned. When they kept saying,” I was just playing with you.” It made things worse. One guy told me “I wish you was dead.” When I was in high school, I was in a terrible car accident. I fell in a nine foot ditch. I was left for dead. When I enter college, one guy told me to lose 50-75lbs in order to be more beautiful. And guys would go out with me. I would cry day and night. I hated myself. I just want to feel love and not be judged. Sometimes, I wish I was dead and my nightmares would be over!!!!!

Getting bullied

Hi. I’m 12 years old. I’m not a teenager as you can see. I get bullied at school sometimes, but the ones that bully me the most are my friends and my best friend. Because of that I hurt myself. My best friend knows that but she still bullies me. In fact when she found out she started bullying me more. Well it’s not the first time that happened to me. My best friend in kindergarden would call me pregnant because I had a belly. I started thinking of suicidal thoughts when I was 9 years old. And every year got worse for me. Summer is especialy hard because I don’t go to school. I don’t like to go to school but my classmates are there for me so i feel happy. Drawing and listening to music just makes go away from reality and into another universe where it’s calm so that’s why I spend a lot of time drawing in my free time. I still get bullied but I’m happy because I have my classmates there for me.

My life so far…

Hi my name is R and I’m 13 years old,
My life has was really difficult I got bullied everyday and I have autism. People would say horrible stuff too me people called me ugly,fat,sket,clapped,slag,tissues,Witch, plastic and more. I got beaten up a few times people threatened me all the time. People have even waited outside of school to bully me they also bullied me on social media. I told my mum,dad and teachers my mum and dad went to the school loads of times to get the teachers to have a word with the people that were bullying me. The teachers didn’t do anything I started feeling depressed,uncomfortable,isolated,alone and scared I started self harming also I didn’t come into school sometimes because I was upset and scared to go in. I was getting worser and worser. eventually my mum and dad decided to put me In a different school. I’m much happier in my new school I’ve blocked all of the bully’s. My self esteem is very low still and I don’t like going out by myself. But I will get there. It will soon be okay believe in yourself don’t let anyone bring you down they are jealous of you. Make sure you tell someone if people are being horrible to you xx

“Sticks and stones will break my bones but words will never hurt me.”(LIE)

I have been bullyed my whole time through elementary and JR. High school, now going to be High school. I have dealt with many different types,of bullying. I have been threatened about being hit, stabbed,and even killed. I have been pushed around many times where I even thought about taking my life… Loseing everything I had, just because of them. The bullies. I am girl. The only thing that made me different from one is that I am a tom boy… I am not one of the popular kids that have 5 pounds of make up on… I show my true self. I am always nice to others. I just have had no friends… Or true friends… They always picked on me and made me feel an inch high… I have been kicked and slapped my other boys and girls but I do not hit back… I never would think of myself that way. Now I am going to go to high school where more await for me… It dose not help that I am short and slightly overweight. So now I deal with more to come that just being threatened.. I may be in one of the situations I stated above… I would never hurt anyone… I have never bullied since I know what it feels like. When I stand up for others, it makes me get bullied more. I do not know what to do… I am feeling super nervous… They say “stick and stones will break my bones but words will never hurt me” but…. This is not true. It hurts like a pin staving through the heart. My name is D. I have never bullied, or hurt anyone. I just hope I will have better years in high school than my other years…

Survivor

I have been bullied. I witnessed bullying. I stand up to bullies. I am strong- I am a survivor. You are too! Stand up today.

The day where I was enough was enough

I’m 15 and I’ve been a victim of cyber bullying for a while now with threatening comments on instagram and text messagesit feels like I can’t escape from it. You are supposed to feel safe at home right well with this all happening I don’t feel safe anywhere. I try to be mindful of bullying cases around the world on the news but sometimes it is to hard to handle and times like this is when I just start crying.
I had a cousin who took her own life over cyber bullying and that terrifies me. It has been 4 months since my cousin took her own life and I still haven’t gotten over it. You start to feel like the world is going to revolve around the media. In Australia around 8 young kids attempt to take their life and it was a success every week, we need to put a stop to it before it gets worst. Life is pain but you just have to live through the pain.
The bullying has gotten really bad to the point where I had to start to see the psychologist. They’ve been saying hurtful comments like, nobody likes you, you are so dum go to hell, life would be better without you, Your so disgusting and ugly go and die, So happy we got rid of your cousin she was nobody and so are you, Kill yourself, Fake, Loser, You don’t belong here you belong in hell, Get a life, Your disgusting inside and out what a waste of skin you are, Who do you think you are ugly face. This is just some of the hurtful words. This has impacted my life and stayed with me, there is no escape like bullying at school. These messages haunt me and I’m losing sleep cause of it.
WORDS HURT!

There’s help out there!

I’m a school counselor now for over 10 years. In the 5th grade two kids picked on me for a long time, i never told anyone until i just couldn’t take it anymore. I was like a raging bull, screaming, throwing things and just acting crazy. I remember my mom and the teacher talking about what happened and that’s when i told them what these two kids were doing to me. For the most part i was a quiet child, minded my business and never bothered anyone. I had and still have an awkwardness that for what ever reason follows me, i still have to work on that when i meet new people or i have to face administration. So i guess that’s why these kids targeted me…. After my outburst i never saw those two again… and i was oh so happy. I realized then and i realize now how important it is to tell someone, anyone, friend, family, teacher!!! You don’t have to deal with this alone. I am constantly blowing up the spot of bullies and there followers!!! and though it may seem like nothing gets done, believe that someone one is talking or has spoke to that parent or child in your defense…. I tell my kids to keep coming to me even if they think i’m busy i want them to know i am here for them. And in the case that i am not here i have very friendly colleagues who are open to hearing your story. Please don’t feel like you alone in this, bullying isn’t anything new it happens and has happened to so many of us and we have survived and it has made us stronger in life!!!

Life is hard, but will it all change?

For the past 9 years i have been bullied. I have been to 7 schools and never really stayed at a school long enough to make great friends. Right now i am at my 7th school. The bullying just seems to follow me everywhere. I have attempted suicide 5 times and it doesn’t help anything. So please don’t ever try suicide. Life sucks yes, but it will only change if you make it. You are the only one that can change YOUR life around. Be yourself and dis the haters.
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