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INFO POST TIME! BULLYING AWARENESS AND PREVENTION

Nov 13, 2011 10:18

Info posts may contain triggering elements, so please be mindful of the topic and read at your own discretion.

SPECIFIC TRIGGER WARNINGS: suicide, depression, abuse
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mental health / illness, suicide, *trigger warning: abuse, !mod post, bullying

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cool story sis origamicage November 13 2011, 18:46:49 UTC

I was bullied bad enough in grade school that I tried to run away ( ... )

Re: cool story sis wicked_g November 13 2011, 18:56:29 UTC

Good god! That is terrible *hugs*

My bullies were a lot more passive...although I can claim that I had an actual nemesis in high school who made my life suck. A lot. In the end, after we had all graduated, my older sister slapped him. that was my bright moment :)

Re: cool story sis origamicage November 13 2011, 18:59:03 UTC

Bullying was still there throughout middle school and somewhat in high school, but the worst was definitely grade school. It screwed me up for awhile. For awhile I was convinced that no one wanted to touch me and that I should never get hugs from anyone because they would be disgusted with touching me.

Re: cool story sis wicked_g November 13 2011, 19:07:16 UTC

In year four (I think that's grade three...) my mum cut my hair off-I looked like a boy in a dress, basically. I was eight, so no female body to speak of, super short hair, and a pink gingham dress uniform for school.

I was treated like the plague amongst the girls in my year. No one wanted to or even dared talk to me. Sadly, we were all at that age where being friends with boys was Not The Thing To Do, so even though I could have joined another group of male friends who seemed to not understand why I was repulsive, I just retreated within myself and waited for my hair to grow back.

I still find it weird when people put a hand on my shoulder.

And of course I never told anyone this was happening, but without my mum being her awesome self, I don't think I would have lasted this long.

Re: cool story sis romp November 13 2011, 19:39:59 UTC

I don't think your story is especially unusual. I recall that game being played almost daily in school, moving through different "victims." The kids who were not monied or pretty or socially driven were among those chosen--any difference, yeah?

Re: cool story sis romp November 13 2011, 19:41:53 UTC

I'm sorry--that sounded flippant. I'm sorry that happened. The few times I was the brunt of that game, it was extremely painful. And, yeah, the damage is done. You may work through it later but you're changed.

Re: cool story sis origamicage November 13 2011, 20:23:43 UTC

It's alright. And this lasted two year, with no other 'victims'

Re: cool story sis bluetooth16 November 13 2011, 19:46:33 UTC

Kids always picked me as the one spreading the cooties too. Kids can be so evil.

Re: cool story sis ladypolitik November 14 2011, 02:47:20 UTC

Christ ( ... )

Re: cool story sis origamicage November 14 2011, 06:20:43 UTC

I don't think anyone ever stood up for me, but there were a few who wouldn't participate and were vaguely nice to me. I appreciated them, at least.

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