And lastly, a word from the rockin’ BOD who were asked the questions:

1. have you ever been bullied, if so what was the situation?
2. and what advice do you have for someone being bullied?

1. I can’t say that I’ve ever been bullied. Thank goodness…
2. If your being bullied, I’m so sorry. You need to do something to stop it, you need to STAND UP for yourself, find HELP, talk to a FRIEND or a PARENT, tell a TEACHER, be BRAVE, because you don’t deserve to be bullied

xo, caitlin

1. Have I ever been bullied? Yes. (What was the situation?) In 4th-6th grade I had a gang of girls bullying me nonstop, mostly because they didn’t like me and one of the boys liked me that was one of the main girls ex’s so she hated me for that fact, I was teased and had rocks thrown at me constantly. When I tried to do something about it and told one of the teachers….all they did was told me to ignore it and it’ll go away…so I did…and you know what happened? I got bullied even worse, it was the worst 4 years of my life and I was depressed for a few years after that.
2. What advice would I give to someone being bullied? Don’t let that other person who is bullying you…or people, put you down. Know that you are better than that person or people that are doing the bullying, and it’s not about you, it’s about them. They have insecurities and they want to push and bully someone that is usually smaller than them and try to make them hurt. But you know what I learned from being bullied for 4 years? I learned that if you keep your head up and tell yourself that you will make it, then you will conquer everything. You not only will make the bully/bullies realize that they are pathetic and that you are stronger even without saying a word, you don’t necessarily have to ignore them, but make sure that you are heard and don’t let bullies of any sort whether it’s physical or verbal bullying (which sometimes words are worse than actual physical…I’m speaking from experience) just make sure you are positive and have supportive people around you. Just know that you are not alone and there are tons of people out there, who have gone through stuff like this….we are all united as one.

– written by the amazing Susy

“When I was 9 years old I was transferred from one school to another… a catholic school ran by nuns….
I was bullied big time! In that place the only way not to get bullied is to start attending there since kindergarden… anyone who gets there later is bullied for no reason, or perhaps for very stupid things… For instance, I have always had sex hair -as a friend of mine says- which is very voluminous big hair… sort of wavy or kinky I was called a lion,or anything that had such a big ‘head’… I am very latin-looking  and most girls were super skinny and blode-ish… So they made sure that I didn’t fit in… they humiliated me in many many ways and all those things carved scars in my young heart… I wasn’t accepted! No one would talk to me… No one would choose me for group work or gym class… I had to talk to myself, spend the breaks alone… Anyways, it came to a point where the nuns dragged me to the school’s psychologist because they thought that something was wrong with me, like somehow I earned the way I was being treated…

Here’s the reason why I really hate psychologists… That woman after making me draw my family diagnosed me with the Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) and she didn’t even talked to me, neither did she asked me how I felt, I’ll have you know that symptoms of said disorder (that I don’t suffer from) are lack of remorse, cruelty to animals, disregard for safety and what not. She, with many diplomas on the wall couldn’t realize -or decided to ignore- that I was being bullied big time. My only symptoms were very deep sadness, and solitude. All I needed was someone to hug me and say there wasn’t anything wrong with me, that they were stupid kids who could only feel good if they made others feel bad…

Anyways I spent 2 years there and I have to say that so far they have been the worst of my life! I chose to forget them… Try not to think about it cause today, even so many years later when I remember it hurts, a LOT, cause I was just a sweet innocent kid who wanted to make friends… and with all they put me through my grades went as low as my spirit… so after that when my parents realized it was enough I was transferred back to my old school where luckily my friends welcomed me back with open arms… but I was never the same…
The scars were too deep, it changed me forever, I became tougher, didn’t trust so easy, I grew wiser and gaining my trust is harder now…

My advice for anyone who has been bullied is to turn to adults before things go as far as they did with me… I didn’t because when the psychologist told me that I was well a weirdo/psycho/antisocial I grew scared and I thought that my parents would blame me too… They didn’t… When they saw how hurt I was they were very sorry for not getting me out of there sooner… They are still sorry… You have to remember that your parents love you and will believe you and try to protect you from everything… But in order for them to do that you have to tell them what is going on, pour your heart to them, if it is serious you can’t fix it on your own… There’s a reason why we have them…
Do not feel embarrassed or shy, they love you and will help you, and understand you better than anyone else…”

xoxo
Lucy

I was bullied in grade 8 and it all started when I stood up to the “mean girls” thought they owned everything and it continued further when I kept telling them off. Eventually, my mother found out and told the teacher and the teacher put the fear of god into them.

I really woudn’t know what to say to someone who is being bullied, but bearing that cross by yourself sucks and you shouldn’t do that to yourself. Talk about it, it helps.

– from the wise G

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