I have been bullied since i was about 12 i think and it has scarred me emotionally and physically. I started when peoplewould be calling me names for being 'emo' and 'different', telling me i'm fat, ugly, and useless. It got so bad that i was self-harming to take control and to express the pain i was feeling because you don't cry when you know it can't be helped and you're used to it. I shut down, stopped talking to family and friends. I truly felt alone and the only thing that was keeping me here was how my family would be. I've got a sister and two brothers and thinking of how they would be and how scarred the would be keeps me here. And even after the bully stopped, it was still with me so everyone's words shad been planted on me and that's how i saw myself. After all of this i can only tell anyone in my same position though it doesn't stop i does get better trust me. And if you every and i mean every need someone to talk to please message my on my tumblr, http://krista-in-nightmere-land.tumblr.com/ask. And just remember there is always someone you loves you no matter what.

                    A couple of months ago in April or May, I was walking home from school. I saw a kid, about twelve, riding his bike. There was an older kid, perhaps fourteen or fifteen, jogging up behind him. At first I thought he was just jogging, but then he knocked the younger kid off of his bike. He kept pushing him around, saying things like "What are you going to do?" and "Come on, defend yourself!" He also called him a b****. The way he pushed and shoved him made so much anger rise within me, and even though I was scared he'd hit me, I tried to go back and talk to him about what he did. Unfortunately, a car full of other teenagers came and picked him up before I could. I walked over to the younger boy, who had just been punched in the eye and asked him if that boy beat him up for no reason. He said yes. I helped him up and asked if he was okay. He said yes. He then just rode off like nothing happened! Some girls came up behind me who were watching the incident. They said that boy got what he deserved. But who deserves that? I'm a girl in school, and I've never been bullied, and neither have my friends, but I've witnessed it before and didn't do anything even though it made me so angry. But that day I tried my best to not just stand there. Later I reported what I saw and the situation was resolved. It never happened again from what I hear. And that makes me happy that I did something.

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As someone who has both been the bully and been bullied, let me just say to the kids out there who are reading this: IT GETS BETTER. 

As a freshman in high school, I was a cheerleader. THE head cheerleader. I treated people like garbage, used them, and criticized them. It wasn't until I had to move to another school district that I became the victim. For the first time in my life, my eyes were opened; I had treated people like this. I had been the person they skipped school for, avoided the cafeteria for, cried about to their parents. 

As a child, I had a lot of issues at home. My parents got divorced when I was 13 and my mother never really cared about me at all. Of course, I don't use this as an excuse for my behavior, but it happened. 

From my own bullying experience, as the victim, I can honestly say that this is just one small blip on the radar of your life. You will grow up to me so much more and live a full and productive life beyond this. Just because some idiot is hurling insults at you is no reason to give up. The world is full of people like that. Do what you love. Be the authentic person you are. Don't hide. 

There is nobody else like you.  =)

This is from a young man who recently decided to end his life because of bullying.  May you rest in peace and your soul find the happiness you were unable to find here on earth.

" I'm sorry to those who I offended over the years.  I'm blind to see that I, as a human being, suck.  I'm an individual who is doing an injustice to the world and it's time for me to leave.  Please don't ever feel sorry for me, or cry-because I had an opportunity at life and that opportunity is over.  I'm sorry that I wasn't able to love someone or have someone love me.  I guess it's best though, because now I leave no pain onto anyone.  The kids in school are right, I am a loser, a freak, and a fag and in no way is that acceptable for people to deal with.  I'm sorry for not being a person that would make someone proud.  I'm free now. Xoxo. Carlos"

I wanna start off by saying that I am currently a 22-year-old 5''11, 180 lbs man; however, I was not always like this. Back in 6th and 7th grade, I was a short, chubby, and typical kid in school, who also happened to have all the advance classes. I was often referred to as a "nerd" or "geek" because I did so well in school. I remember one day after school, a kid followed me home telling me he could beat me up the entire walk home. I tried ignoring him, but I just couldn't take it anymore so we ended up fighting. I got a couple punches in, but also took some punches myself. I won't lie, it hurt, and I was terrified. But at the same time I was fed up. After the fight I continued to see the bully walk home the same way I did for some time. However, he never picked on me again. For anyone out there that is experiencing some sort of bullying I just want to say Don't be afraid! Bullies are not any stronger, smarter, or better than you are. In fact, chances are they are cowards. Don't let them push you around. I'm not telling you guys you have to fight to make your problems go away, but you can't always walk away from your problems either. If you show a bully you aren't afraid, they will be afraid of you. Don't get down on yourself either! Many instances of bullying that occur do not happen because you're weird, or weak. Most of the time the bully is jealous of the victim and bullies them because they are insecure about themselves. So the bottom line of my story is to stand up for yourself, don't be afraid, and love yourself. Because back then I was a short, chubby, nerd, but now I am a college graduate with great friends, and a beautiful girlfriend. Whoever you are out there, whether or not I know you, just know that I am rooting for you! Things will get better

As a 13 year old, I see myself in the past scared and frightened because of people picking on me for no reason,And the joke "You're fat nobody likes you" and being punched pushed and shoved... I've had suicidal thoughts but I always thought to myself....I can't give up now..People love me I can't let them down. And in 2010 My Father died, It was a awful experience for me and that was the trigger for me gaining alot of weight within one year,In six grade these two girls interrupted our classes learning session. They skipped their class and walked into ours they were 7th or 8th graders. And one of the girls threatened me to get out of the seat and I stood my ground saying "No" So she threw a pencil at me but it missed and hit my friend in the eye, then she pushed me I got up and then she pushed me again I pushed her back then the fight happened I didn't hit her.. I tried to get her off me, And my 6 grade math teacher made jokes and the whole classed laughed at me. And during elementary school I was called gay and I was also picked on by me OWN teachers too. But after 7th grade I stood up for myself and I am willing to help any child during bullying.
My Name is Tyrell Webb I'm 13 going on to ninth grade
ONE DAY WE WILL STOP BULLYING!!!  

I hope my daughter will be table to grow up and be able to enjoy her life. 

I was given a project earlier this year in my college comp class. We were to find a problem within our school or city and create a proposal. I decided to base mine on a new bullying stand down. Every year in my school system we have to take an honor code pledge to not plagiarize and all that good honor code stuff, so why shouldn't we have a similar procedure for bullying? My proposal was effective and many kids in my school have taken a stand against bullying. Shortly after in my photojournalism class we were asked to create a short documentary of our choice. I figured what the heck why not do it on bullying. When I sat down to try to think of people who I knew that experienced bullying, I had trouble. I started to realize that people don't make it public knowledge that they were bullied; they tend to keep the experience to themselves. I went on a hunt and found a couple of people that had been bullied for several different reasons. Through interviews with these friends I found that bullying happens to the people you might never expect it to happen to. It could be that kid you sit next to in biology, or the star football player, or a co-worker, maybe even your best friend. I realized that even I didn't tell people that I was bullied until I thought I could help others take a stand against their bullies. Here's a link to my video.

Please share it with the people you know, or people you don't know. It's not professional or anywhere near the quality that BULLY is, but it's a couple of regular kids taking their stand and sharing their stories and they deserve to be heard too. I encourage everyone to tell their story. I felt better after I told mine!