How would you feel if you were Bullied?

[JackobLoveu]

How would you feel? If you never experience bullied..just guessed or predict how would you feel..

Since I was bullied ;'( I felt like killing myself because I didn'tmade friends in school or being bullied by the popular kids..but like 2 friends in each grade. I felt like dump..like no one known If I existed or something. People always thought I lived outside the country. But no I lived in United States. This really hurted me.. And I would cried to my mother about this problem.

[Nemena]

Oof, it's a difficult topic; I was bullied myself! I think it'd be too hard to predict how one would feel; everyone reacts in different ways. Some would respond violently, some would cry, some wouldn't react. Even so, I sincerely hope you're in a much better position now; it's horrific to go through. If you ever need to let off some steam, I'm happy to natter away- even in private! *support-cling*

I, too, sunk into depression- especially during adolescence. Raging hormones combined with incessant insults and beatings behind the school's shed most certainly didn't work wonders for a teenager's mood. Art was the only thing that kept me going- even if they constantly tore my drawings up when I left them unattended! Whilst I'm much, much better in terms of mood now, my confidence and self-esteem is still rock-bottom, and I doubt it'll ever recover.

I'm just glad I've not had to deal with school for the past five years.

[Cecilia~]

Well, I've never been compulsively bullied at any point, but throughout people harass about why I'm quiet, why I look a certain way i.e hair, shoes, clothing, eye color, etc. It's a little irritating, but that's all it is: annoying, not offensive. As for my borderline schizoid tendencies, probably due to my mom, I'm not going to get into it.

If I were bullied right here, right now, I'd probably just not do anything. Sit and stare, once they leave, carry on with my life.

[Navatii]

Very difficult question. As Nemena has already said, each person is different. I for one was always very quiet and I wasn't so much picked on as just flat out outcast-ed since I moved around just about ever 4-5 months and didn't really make any friends.

To be perfectly honest, and especially with high school, the whole bully thing wasn't exactly as hurtful as it was annoying and sometimes lonely for me.  I maybe had one or two friends during that time and I had a whole "Whatever" vibe that I suppose deterred people. Other kids use to complain that i was very quiet, but when I talked they made it seem like the end of the world.

 I'd answered a question and they'd be like, "Holy crap. She speaks! Quick put it on youtube. I want to record this moment, people! Quick, quick! This is history." As if it was a major event in their lives. It was so very silly.

What I did for the most part when I actually was picked on was just wear them down with epic comeback I either made up or conned off of others and the internet. Normally, for me at least I was able to get people laughing, even though my sarcastic and often times sharp tongue usually was poking fun at them.

If there is anything helpful to really say or give hope, it that it gets much better after highschool.

[lacey107]

I am being bullied because I am too "religious" and I am like treated different because of that. I would be all quiet and alone at school and people do not know me well, so they think i am stupid. But i just stand up for myself and get out into the crowd and stand my ground when someone charges at me. But being in "The crowd" is not very healthy to be in because they just use you to make fun, and to make a fool of your self. I would just suggest to find people who are like you, and there has to be someone that is similar to you. Or just be with someone who is "anonymous" (a secret admirer.) c:

But if I were to be bullied now, I would stand up for myself. I stand up for what i believe in.
Kids are mean these days and all you just want to do is just slap them until they get out of it. But, you just need to kill them with kindness. I feel like killing myself but I rather stay though and help. c: hey if you ever need to talk you just talk to me c: and I would be glad to help c;

[Flying cow]

Well, I was bullied verbally at school often. It got to my head, I was on the verge of not only leaving school, but running away completely. I felt hopeless, my mom had to keep watch over me in-case I almost decided to commit suicide. It crossed my mind at one stage, but I wouldn't be able to summon the willpower to actually pull through with it. But those days were terrible for me, I was self-conscious, My self-esteem was extremely low, I began starving myself (Didn't last very long) And I just couldn't break away from it. I was never the one to be part of the 'in-crowd'.

My mom removed me from that school and put me into a private school, but it didn't work out, so in high school, I ended up with those girls again, but it's all fine now, we've all 'matured' so to speak, and many of us are quite good friends now. The good thing about high school, well where I live, is that bullying isn't really a big thing.

That's my little comment for you all

[moonshimmer100]

i would be very sad if i were bullied i am very sensitive and i let things get to me a lot well i have had people make fun of my voice saying i sound wierd once a girl said that i sound like sid the sloth from ice age which was highly exaggerated i have a speach problem but a very minor one i guess people just look for these things to complain about after that i ever talk much i'm really quiet and now people complain about that and say i'm too quiet and i should talk more and when i do talk they glare at me to shut up.. so idk if i were consistently bullied i would get very depressed it would affect me a lot

[Cecilia~]

The weirdest part is that you guys sit there, do nothing, and LET them bully you, rather than doing something back..

[catsanddogsandbirds]

I am taught that hurting a bully isn't helping anyone. Now, you've taken that bully's place as bully, and nobody wants to do that. But, if you stand by and do nothing--well, it matters your idea of "nothing". If nothing means showing no emotion at all when they insult you or destroy your work, then that might work in the long-run. If nothing means showing that you are in distress and crying about it, the bully will probably be saying to his buddies, "Woo! I made that nerd cry! Look at me! Haha!"

 But, how I would go about it is to pretend that you are friends with the guy, and you act in a friendly way towards him. Example:

Bully: You're so dumb!
Girl: Well, 'dumb' seems a bit severe. How about you use 'lacking of information' instead? It would make people feel a lot better.
Bully: I don't care what you think, idiot!
Girl: Oh, okay. Well, then, I'm afraid there is no point to this conversation.
Bully: *doesn't know what to say* Get on your way, dork.
Girl: Bye. Oh, and try to use a bit kinder vocabulary! I think you and the person you're directing it to will feel better. c:

 You don't have to act cocky or sassy, just kind, with plenty of smiles. No bully really feels good about hurting other people, they just feel good that people "respect" and fear them, and they are on top. Just show them that you aren't a threat to them, nor are you vulnerable to their reign. Show them you are your own person, your own self, your own "pack". You are the alpha of that pack. They don't rule you, and you don't rule them.

  "Don't show them who's boss, show them who's friend." ~Twizzy

[Cecilia~]

Meh, I've tried being nice to people before, but it seems that doesn't get me anywhere. Of course, since I never react by crying or even saying things back, people leave me alone pretty quickly so I guess "it's all good".

Still, sometimes when people do something back, the bully might be afraid to mess with you, and then they might stop picking on you.