The main type of bullying I have experienced is cyber bullying.
Two years ago, when I was 14, I was very depressed. It was the summer before my freshman year, and I had pretty much stopped talking to most of my friends from middle school, because most of us weren't going to the same high school. So I started talking to people online, who lived in different states. I befriended Bully 1. We talked over Kik, and he put me in a group chat with all of his friends. I grew really close to all of them. I was going through a lot, but I felt bad complaining all the time. However, they usually insisted that I talk about what I was going through, so I eventually ranted without hesitation. That summer, I started cutting myself. I was staying with my grandparents at the time, and all I had to do it with was a really dull, TINY pocket knife that was attached to the jet to my grandparents' guest house, where I was staying. So the cuts were very "wimpy," I guess. There wasn't a lot of blood. I told all my friends, and a few days later. They all turned on me. They said that I FAKED cutting myself, that I was a slut, an attention whore, fat (and at the time, I already thought I looked disgusting), a pig, etc. I tried to stop talking to them, but they would spam me with horrible messages on Kik and would always add me back to the messages when I would leave the group chat. I had also been fighting with my cousin/best friend before that, so I felt completely alone. I had also just gotten out of a relationship, and I was incredibly depressed. I thought about killing myself a lot. But soon, me and my cousin made up, and she helped me a lot with what was going on. I got over my ex, and the bullies mostly stopped harassing me. They would occasionally message me, but I soon realized that I was above them, so I just read their messages calmly and made sarcastic remarks or "agreed" with them on what they were saying. I know I should have blocked them, but I was too busy wallowing in self pity until much later. I was still depressed for a while after that, and my cutting got worse, and I developed Anorexia. But I'm better, and much stronger now. I had told a few people, but not many, because I was afraid that they would think that I was an attention whore, like my so-called friends did.
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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...
