If you were bullied or picked on in school, has this had an impact on your current life (self-esteem, confidence, etc.)?
8 Answers to "If you were bullied or picked on in school, has this had an impact on your current life (self-esteem, confidence, etc.)?"
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A little bit. It was really bad in elementary school. A bunch of kids would chase me on the playground with water pistols, then they sat on the bus and prentended to sneeze while they spit on me. No one would do anything about it. But as I got older I would fight back. A guy who kept trying to close my locker on me had his trumpet thrown down the stairs. A guy who pushed me out of way for the water fountain, got thrown down the hall, and yet another guy who was harassing me got thrown into a window. Fight fire with fire. Its all they understand.
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it always has some effect
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sometimes, when surrounded by a group of people.. self confidence creeps silently out the window.. ugh. i still keep my cool .. other times I'm just fine.
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people threw rocks and crabapples and **** at me and yelled FREAK because my look was so extreme for the time etc. it made me an extra angry person for a long time. i didnt take it, i always fought back. its a miracle i never brought a gun to school, really.
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Middle school was awful. Always picked on, bullied, called names, and so on. My teenage years I was always just on the outside, a part of the background, too scared of doing or saying something stupid that would draw people's attention to me. Then I moved out of the country. Now I'm cool 'cause I'm the foreigner that everyone wants their kid to practice their English with.
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yes, and it's probly part of the reason I am a shy recluse.
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Nope. Wouldn't let it. It was only one person who used to pick on me in middle school.. I took care of myself.
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Posted by chestdeep91 1 Apr 7th, 2012 at 9:33AM
Absolutely. I've learned to move on since then and appreciate myself for who I am, but my experiences of being bullied in middle school have left me incredibly anxious.
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