What type of bullying did you experience (cyber bullying, teasing, name calling, physical altercations, etc?)
I experienced all.
How old were you when the bullying started?
I was in 8th grade so about 13yrs old.
Who bullied you?
Old friends, they all turned on me for not fighting one of them. Because 2 of them were involved in a gang, members of their gang began looking for me to get "revenge."
How did you feel while you were being bullied?
I felt utterly ashamed and embarrassed, I didn't want to go to school anymore and I felt so alone. You don't know the meaning of the word alone til you experience bullying. Worst feeling ever.
How did you feel after being bullied?
I was beyond scared for my life, I watched my every move. I didn't feel safe until I actually moved not just schools but miles away.
Have you told anyone that you were bullied?
No I never admitted it or accepted it, but I did tell my mom 4 years after everything happened, and she said she wish I had confided in her and the police sooner.
Why/why not?
I didn't at first because it was embarrassing for me, and I was ashamed.
How long were you bullied for? Are you still being bullied?
I was bullied for less than a month at school but it escalated within a day that I had to transfer schools asap. However it still continued since they knew where I lived. I am now in college haven't been bullied since 8th grade but I will forever fear for my life.
Things escalated within a few days, they were once my friends the next day one wanted to fight me when I refused it began and their gang got involved I was chased home by a few of them that had guns. Afterwards bully1 waited for me behind my aunts alley and tried to stab me. Bully2 had a brother that was in the gang and had a Tahoe and her and her brother tried running me over. Bully3 thought I lived in a home across the street where I actually lived and said she'd burn my home, well they did burn the home down but I didn't live there. After having a gun pointed at my head a knife across my neck and them putting a home on fire it was clear they wanted me dead. We moved shortly after they chased me and my little sister with a gun and shot it towards me but it missed.
I am forever scarred by the trauma I had to endure and I sometimes wish I had fought her like she wanted to.
After being bullied I was a suicidal kid telling suicidal kids suicide wasn't the answer, telling them there was always someone who cared not believing my own words.
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BULLIED
Non-FictionBullying is a very serious issue that effects the lives of many. I hope that by many of us sharing our personal stories, it will not only help victims realize that they are not alone, but also help bullies realize how strongly their actions and word...