Bullying — A Personal Experience Blog Series

What Form Did the Bullying Take? What was Done/Said?

Posted on: Oct. 18, 2013

Some people say that bullying is a normal part of school life. It isn’t and it shouldn’t be. Also, the old saying, ‘sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me’, is untrue. The mental cruelty of bullying is often a lot worse than…

Sad young girl with her head on her pillow

How Did You Feel At The Time?

Posted on: Oct. 20, 2013

The bullying I endured had a big effect on me physically and mentally. Apart from feeling physically sick most of the time, I also felt very depressed and suicidal. I used to find it hard to sleep at night with the thought of…

A confused boy at his desk at school with a thought bubble containing a question mark

My Little Victory Over the Bullies

Posted on: Oct. 21, 2013

I remember an incident at school when I was about 13. One of my tormentors (not one of the worst, I should add), had really upset me by what he said to me on that particular day. If I recall correctly, it was the end of morning lessons and lunchtime…

A young girl in tears talking to an adult about being bullied

Who Did You Tell About The Bullying?

Posted on: Oct. 23, 2013

When the bullying first started I told my family. My father worked long hours and couldn’t really take time off work to do anything about it. He did go to my primary school to see my headmaster once, but I can’t remember anything really changing and…

A sad young girl at her desk at home with her worried parents looking on in the background

What Did Your Parents Do?

Posted on: Oct. 29, 2013

As mentioned previously, my father worked long hours, often seven days a week. He did go to my primary school once to see the headmaster, when he manhandled me. There was a time my mother came into secondary school with me and I was asked to name the…

A young girl trying to be encouraged by her school teacher

What Did Your School/Teachers Do?

Posted on: Oct. 30, 2013

I’ve already mentioned what happened when my mother went to see the headmaster of my secondary school. Nothing really changed — in fact it actually made the bullying worse. I didn’t find the teachers approachable. I’m sure some of them must have known…

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How Does it Make You Feel When You Recall that Time?

Posted on: Oct. 31, 2013

I still have the odd nightmare about the bullying I experienced, even 42 years after leaving school. I still feel angry and resentful to a certain extent because I was denied a normal school life by bullies. It has taken me a long time to build up any…