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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: In a DARK corner.... not looking for a way out.
Posts: 5,526
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Elder
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: In a DARK corner.... not looking for a way out.
Posts: 5,526
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I was bullied...
I've been thinking A LOT about the bullying situation.
I've heard the terms... Suicide by Bullying and Bullied to Death.
My heart aches and my head spins....
The fear and helplessness those being bullied must be feeling.
I know what it's like to be bullied...
I was bullied in grade school often being hit, pushed, knocked down in the playground or on my way home from school. I was very athletic and often ridiculed for this and called many names.
In high school about 4 weeks into my Sophomore year (10th grade) I was in Physical Education class. I had tossed a rubber foam softball back to the pitcher.... I turned around after tossing the ball to pick up my sweatshirt... before I could stand up I was HIT in the back of the head on the lower left side. After turning to face my attacker I was hit in the left cheek many times. I did not raise a finger nor my voice to my attacker.
My face and skull were fractured. I was sent home by the nurse... having to walk home...by the time I got home my face was swollen, could not see out of my left eye, was vomiting, dizzy, and balance was subjective.
My attacker went back to class.
I was out of school for a few days... I got back to find out my attacker only received a day out of school.
For the rest of the year and the next two years until graduation, I was harassed and threatened daily by my attacker and her friends. I was pushed into lockers, hit in the head, tripped, hit in the back, and called many names.
I made the bullies mad because I never gave them the reaction they wanted to get...I gave myself permission to not be afraid...to move on...to not let my attacker own any amount of my life. It wasn't easy but it worked.
If you are being bullied... Life does get better... Please hold on. Please talk to someone, anyone, you can even talk with us.
You will be surprised how many people care! WE CARE!!
Abbie
If you were bullied or are being bullied... please share your story. We need to let each other know that NO ONE IS ALONE.
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My avatar pic is my beautiful niece Ashley!
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Rest in Peace 3/8/90 ~~ 4/2/12
Last edited by Abbie; 10-31-2010 at 02:53 PM.
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