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From a
secondary pupil
I was bullied for 2 years and all it did was make me feel like
nothing. Even my friends seemed to hate me. One girl I lived next
door to started to pick on me as well. She'd bully me all day
and then I'd have to go home on the bus with her pretending nothing
was wrong. If you're being bullied just remember to keep your
head held high and forget them all. They won't be there forever.
And I promise you that it will get better - just hold on.
From a
pupil in Scotland
If bulling is getting out of hand tell someone. It helps. I was
bullied and I told my guidance teacher who then helped me through
bullying. Now I help other people who get bullied. Bullies are
just jealous. Here is a slogan for bullying:
Be Bold!
Be Big!
Be Strong!
Be You!
From a
pupil outside Scotland/other UK
Bullying hurts people. The sad thing is the bullies know it, but
if you tell someone they can help. Don't keep bullying secret.
Do tell someone.
From a
secondary pupil in Scotland
Bullying is wrong and it should be stopped. I am being bullied
at my school and I told someone and they are doing everything
they can to help me. I even started hurting myself but then I
realised that it doesn't get you anywhere. I am going to get through
it. It is hard but if I can do it so can you.
From a
secondary pupil in Scotland
I think bullying is terrible. I was getting bullied at one stage
and no-one was prepared to listen. Keep your head up.
From a
pupil in the USA
If you are being bullied don't worry because there are people
who can help you. I have been bullied and it is hard to cope with
but you get through it somehow. Don't bully people even if you
have been bullied because it just makes it worse. I hope you understand
and that you will get through it just as I did and other people
have done but it is very tough and it will feel very painful.
So don't worry just ask for help.
From a
student in the UK
There is a girl at my school who seems to enjoy bullying people.
I've seen her bullying my friends as well as myself. I know what
you're going through if you're being bullied. Here are some hints
for anyone who's being bullied: stay strong and don't let the
bully beat you even if you feel intimidated; face the bully and
remember that the bully will just have a problem; and you and
your friends should all stick up for each other, that way the
bully will be defeated.
From a
student in the USA
I've experienced bullying and it isn't fun. I was being bullied
and I hit back and I got a three day suspension. If you're being
bullied please don't respond with physical violence. Go tell an
adult, friend or teacher. Let them handle it. No one has a right
to bully you or bug you. You are beautiful no matter what anyone
says.
From an
adult who was bullied
The worst bullying was from supposed friends and I find it very
hard to trust people and I look for underlying reasons to what
people say. For God's sake tell a teacher or someone if you feel
like this and don't keep it inside. Deal with it early.
From an
adult who was bullied at home and at school
If someone is so cruel or misguided as to bully you in the first
place, it's no surprise that they might not own up to it. I've
found that out time and again with so many of the 'friends' I
then realised were just bullying me.
But my sense
of worth does not have to reflect what they tell me, I can feel
how I want to feel. If you're being bullied, it may be hard to
accept that. You may feel so bad about yourself that you feel
safer thinking that someone else will come along to save you (they
MIGHT, but then again they might not).
Please believe
me when I say that you have every right to feel how you feel and
every right to speak out. You have every right to be who YOU want
to be and you're a great person even when bullies are telling
you otherwise.
From an
adult who was bullied
I was bullied and tormented. I thought about my feelings towards
the people who had bullied me. I did think that 'I can't and won't
forgive'. Now I feel nothing but pity for them and I've decided
that to hate someone for what happened in the past is stupid because
the only person that gets hurt is me. I'm now moving on with my
life. Sometimes I might see one of the people that treated me
like dirt but I can now look them in the face and hold my head
up high. I'd like to say to others that it's taken me 16 years
to get to this state so don't ever give up or despair.
From a
pupil in Scotland
I have never been bullied and when it has been talked about in
assemblies and things I have never really paid any attention although
I always thought it was an absolutely horrible thing to do. However
recently I have realised just how bad bullying is; it is a disgusting,
mean thing and can easily devastate people's lives forever. So
if you are like me and never listened to all the bullying talk
then please take notice.
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