The Bully Project

As some of you may know, bullying has been a huge part of my life. I have decided to share part of my story with you hoping to bring some awareness to this awful epidemic. for me, bullying started at a very young age. I was constantly teased about my appearence. In elementary school it was comments about being too thin or about my acne. Once I entered middle school I got diagnosed with scoliosis. I had to wear a back brace for the next year. One of the boys in my class would push me into lockers, knowing it was a struggle for me to get up cause of my brace. He would punch me in the back where my brace didn’t cover my skin. He called me awful names & carved slut into my desk. The school did nothing. They put tape over my desk & ignored the abuse, I even got blamed for half of it. He lied, said I had kicked him & pranked called him. Eventually the school caught on to his shit & he was expelled. My bullying didn’t end there.

Entering high school I still didn’t have a group of friends, I was always the outsider, I felt alone. Still getting teased for having bad skin killed me, I wanted to rip my face off. Once 10th grade started I returned to school with a mohawk. I should of known my strict uniform wearing Catholic school wouldn’t approve, but I didn’t really care at that point. Kids would write things on my locker about how I was a poser, a fake, a loser. They would yell at me in the halls. I got called a Nazi. I had no friends. After a month of this abuse I started ditching class & developed a stronger relationship with self harm. Once my parents caught on I was removed from the school & put into treatment for self harm, depression & anxiety. Once I finished treatment I was able to start at a new school. This school was more excepting but I still had a hard time fitting in. School was never my thing. Once I graduated I finally started to feel like I belong. I made real friends & was able to make a career out of my writing. I wanted to be open about my life so people could relate & know they are not alone. It took me a long time to be able to feel comfortable in my own skin. I have turned to drugs, alcohol, self harm & eating disorders, trying to cope with my pain. In the end, the only thing that could help me was myself. I am now sober & living a healthy life. Yes, I have my ups & downs, but don’t we all? Bullying is always around us. I am 23 and I still get harrassed online. The internet has made bullying so easy. They can just hide behind their computer and never deal with consequences.

For more information on how to help visit The Bully Project!