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Has anyone been bullied and still is?

Asked by Swervy (107points) September 15th, 2009

I have been bullied all my life from kindergarten to the end of year 12 and even today I am still getting bullied. My neighbours next door still bully me. Have you got any ideas what you do?

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sandystrachan's avatar

I was bullied all through school , and have arsehole neighbours , Report them to the authorities . Chances are nothing will stop the hassle apart from a move

Sarcasm's avatar

I’d stop and analyze. Why and how are they bullying you?

XOIIO's avatar

Has anyone been bullied…

Who hasn’t?

DarkScribe's avatar

@XOIIO Who hasn’t?

I haven’t.

sandystrachan's avatar

swervy said : I’m not moving because they will win. And anyway there is a man that i am attracted to. .

rooeytoo's avatar

I think some people unconsciously project a sort of a victimhood aura. The only thing I can suggest is try some martial arts training, will give you self confidence and self esteem. I also really think you should try some counseling to try to get to the root of the situation.

Good luck and maybe just telling these people to get fucked would help.

limeaide's avatar

Yes, and the only thing that stopped it was them moving away. I saw them later working at a fast food restaurant they were really nice to me then. I didn’t order any food from them.

OpryLeigh's avatar

I was bullied at school for about two years by a group of the “popular” girls. I don’t know what made them take a dislike to me. I was always quite at school and kept myself to myself a lot of the time which possibly made them think I was shy and/or weak so an easy target. I certainly wasn’t either of those things but after trying to “be the bigger person” and ignore there actions it all got too much when they cornered me in the school library and the ring leader tried to cut my very long hair. Luckily I managed to free myself from them and ran all the way home. I broke down when I got home and that’s when I decided to tell my mum (I obviously wasn’t dealing with it well by myself). The school were made aware of the situation but did nothing to help. They kept “talking” to the girls about their wrong doings but the girls were never punished in any way. One day, it just stopped. Maybe the girls got bored of me and moved on to someone else. I’ll never know.

I haven’t been bullied as such since but I have felt targeted in the work place on odd occasions. Nothing major though thankfully.

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brinibear's avatar

I was always bullied thoughout my schooling years. It didn’t matter that I went to private school, I was bullied because everybody knew I was a scholarship kid, and I was bullied in public school, because I went to private school. So somebody always found a reason to bully me. Was it because I was quiet, heavy set, kind, I don’t know.
After I graduated high school, I thought that for sure people would be more mature. That wasn’t true. Once I set foot in my dorm, I had an instant problem with one of the other girls. She really treated me bad. I don’t know what happened, I was walking away from her while she was yelling at me, and grabbed me like she was my mother, and I threw her head first into the wall. I didn’t get in as much trouble as she did, because it was self defense, and I don’t know how or why I did it, it might have been the fact that she touched me. I don’t know. I personally call it my build up of anger twords bullies defense.

noodle_poodle's avatar

this is going to sound stupid and soo many people will disagree but how exactly are they bullying you? if they are really going for you simply ask them one day..“what the hell are you doing because its making you look like an arsehole and your really pissing me off” ...if they still give you trouble in a physical sense hit them back…I am pretty small and quiet and i had a few people take my stuff and throw it around..push me about and i tried all the teacher parent advice but in the end they went to far and I punched one in the face…that sorted it out…dont go all psyco or anything just take a swing at them (most people are all bark and no bite) and say i dont want to hurt you but if you dont back off i will…..the best bit is if this goes horribly wrong and they beat you up tell someone and they will be in a world of trouble…all sed and done tho stand up for yourself you might get a few bruises but bruises heal and its worth it for peace and quiet.

MrGV's avatar

No…everyone were scared of me and my friends back in grade school.

teh_kvlt_liberal's avatar

the people who used to bully me are either cool with me or just too much of a pussy to do shit now
I used to get taunted/picked on for having long hair,

MissAnthrope's avatar

I was picked on from kindergarten through the end of high school. It (and bullying behavior) happens less now that I’ve become more sure of myself and since I’ve learned how to stand up to people.

Without knowing how your neighbors are bullying you, I can’t give any suggestions to make it stop.

JLeslie's avatar

Are the neighbors kids from your school? The same neighbors you have had for years? Move the hell away from them. School crap can stay with you for years. There was a girl in my elementary school who was teased from second grade on, because she threw up in second grade in front of everyone, and for some reason the teasing was relentless for years. In 5th grade they moved away. I saw her when we were in 6th grade, and she said the second she started in her new school she was very popular and had great friendships.

jamielynn2328's avatar

As a recovering bully I know that bullies pick on people that do not exude self confidence. They pick the fight that they know they can win. And bullies are people that are actually hurting inside worse than you are. Get some confidence, lift your head up high and go and ask your neighbors what the hell their problem is with you. Deal with it head on. The more you run and hide, the more you will be pursued. Hey, really, what do you have to lose?

sandystrachan's avatar

In school i was bullied Verbally , I was called a nigger this and nigger that . I was born white i just tan easily , stupid fucking kids eh

OpryLeigh's avatar

@sandystrachan I was called racist names because I have full lips, pathetic huh?!

XOIIO's avatar

@datkside I highly doubt that.

DarkScribe's avatar

@XOIIO datkside? -I highly doubt that._

If you are referring to me, then you can ease your mind and dispel those doubts. I have never been bullied. I have on a very few occasions had someone attempt to – unsuccessfully, and in my youth I was in many fights, lost a few of them too, (the first time round) but I have never been bullied. You cannot bully someone who will not accept it.

XOIIO's avatar

@darkscribe yes I was reffering to you, but I’m sure you have experienced some sort of discrimination or something simmilar.

DarkScribe's avatar

@XOIIO I’m sure you have experienced some sort of discrimination or something similar.

Nope. (Other than being the only male in an all female household.)

I have experienced negatively, abuse (verbal) the usual responses that someone with a strong personality experiences, but never bullying or discrimination. It wasn’t as common here (Australia) or in the English counties, the two places I spent my youth. I attended private schools and ended up joining the Navy – none of these places were accepting of that sort of behaviour.

XOIIO's avatar

Well you are very lucky. How old are you?

DarkScribe's avatar

@XOIIO How old are you?

Fifty-five going on thirty-five. I don’t feel old – I think that my mirror is defective – I probably need a new one.

The_Inquisitor's avatar

Well…I’ve witnessed horrible bullying before…

Some people just ‘dislike’ passive people. So if you seem passive, just try not to be. Like i mentioned in another thread of yours, join some new stuff and just make small convo with people, get to know them and stuff. Talk loud, walk confidently…. haha i dunno.. that kinda stuff.

Deal with that strange feeling of new places and people, cuz in life you gotta take your chances with things for them to go the way you want.

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