just tell someone. i promise you will make it through the storm if you can do just that. you are worth it

Laura - 15 - MN

I know what it feels like. You are not alone. Talk to someone. Things will improve. Be strong!

Laura - 15 - Rochester MN

I've been bullied throughout my time in school. I don't believe in bullying, it should be put to a stop. I read on yahoo news yesterday about a girl who had comitted suicide because of bullying and  she was only 15 years old. She had her whole life ahead of her for it to be thrown away because of people being cold. Also, teens are not the only people who bully, teachers or even parents can do it too. I've seen teachers bully their students and its wrong, and it makes me think how can we confide in our elders if they are bullies themselves? What can we do to make a change if no one else cares? I want help put a stop to bullying in every form and fashion. Its over-rated and action does need to be done. We need to take a stand for those who can't stand for themselves. We need to be a voice to those who have none. We need to be an example to future generations.

Kimberly - 17 - Oklahoma

I dont get bullied now but as a young child i had a neighborhood bully. He would always pick on me because i was little. Now im kind of popular at my school and i notice some of my friends bullying some kids. I want to stop it but i fear that'll happen to me. I know how they must feel because i felt the same way. Defenseless, vulnerable, and scared. I speak out now and i try to defend the person getting bullied. Bullying will never happen when im around!!

Deion - 14 - Atlanta,Ga

i was bullied too at my school, in my school there was so many bully, and the teachers had no problem with that.. the teachers like just shut up if there have a bully at my school. and guys, if you don't like the word of "bully" at school.. just be quiet and smile to your friend that said that words. because i believe you've BEAUTY inside, and your bully friend just see your UGLINESS. they don't realize that they themselves aren't perfect. SO JUST SMILE AND BE STRONG :)

Nadya - 14 - Indonesia

I get bullied whenever I do something, I cant stand up to the bullies cause they shoot me down.

renee - 14 - maine

I care because I was bullied in Primary and bullied of my first year in secondary. In Primary I stood out because I had spots on my face and ginger hair. My hair isn't ginger, it's stawberry blonde. I also have a lisp and I can't say my words properly. I've just found out that my best friend used to get bullied because she is tall, wears glasses. I think bullying is so wrong and it should of never been invented. I'M AGAINST BULLYING AND SO SHOULD EVERYONE! NEVER BE AFRAID OF WHO YOU ARE!

Chloe - 12 - UK

I have younger brothers and sisters and I want them to be happy when they go to school and confident about themselves. I have not personally not been too harshly bullied. When I was, I was strong enough to stand up for myself, though it did really hurt on the inside. My brother has a social issue and he has a hard time communicating with people. He has been bullied and it has hurt me so much to know that. I want people to know the effects of bullying and how it can really hurt someone. 

Marie - 14 - America

i am bullied in school. I was the bystander for bullyings against new kids and i tried to put a stop to it wi=hich only made the bully pick on me and the new kid. 

Cheyanne - 14 - New Jersey

I am bullied at school because I have ADHD. I  just told one of my friends that I thought I could trust, but she spread it around, so now almost every student knows. Turns out, the only reason why that girl PRETENDED to be my friend because I was the new girl at school, but about two weeks after I moved, she turned into one of my bullies. Now I have only four friends in my new class that I really, really trust, and I feel as if them anything, but I'm going to keep my secrets from anybody else. People always spread embarrassing rumors about my ADHD, most of them which aren't true, "Vanessa got a C on her science test because of her ADHD," not true, I love science and I'm an A student in it. I'm forgetful, but people change that into being dumb. But people with ADHD can still be very smart. I heard Albert Einstein had ADHD.

Vanessa - 12 - Manhattan, NY

i have been bullied from 6th grade, i feel thta NO 1 should go through this, i will go againist bullying. i HATE thta fact of how 1 perosn can be a bully and make fun kids. i want to help the kids and encrourage the people i knw to stand up to bullying.

sheela - 18 - la

bullying is so not okay. i would love to join the movement and support bullying cuz right now im being bullied and its very hurtful to me physical and emotional.

Ashley - 15 - Missouri

I  care because.. I got bullied by my own old best friends and my own cousin.. Because I wasnt up to their standards of perfect really.. They all wanted me to be diffrent, One wanted me to be a tomboy, one wanted me to be girly, one wanted me to be sporty, one wanted me to be a bully, I didnt wanna be any, I tried to get along with them all but they didnt want that, they would all compete.. 'You can stay at mine' .. 'Come swimming with me' 'I dare you to say ^something^ to ^someone^' But that isnt how I wanted to be, Then I found some new people, And because at one dinner break in school I went up to these other people instead of being pushed around and being pressured to do stuff I dont want to they all ganged up on me, turned people against me, Called me names, Shouted stuff at me, Threw stuff at me, Sent me horrible message's over facebook, I missed school because of it.. It hasnt been bad for the past week or two now cos its been the easter holidays but Im dreading going back,and to make it worse, All my new friends that are accepting me for who I am, are leaving school in two weeks, there all older than me.. I dont know what im going to do, Im scared to go back to be honest, And i dont want anyone else to have to go through that, Iknow i cant change the world by clicking my fingers but I know that if you dont start somewhere,it will never change

Natalie - 14 - UK

My parents think bullying isnt verbal but it is.....everyday I get called faggit, gay, or some other mean think.....yeah I'm a little bit feminine.....yeah im a little bit over wait....but to call me fat or gay just to hurt me is cruel....my parents tell me to ignore but i cant....sometimes the things i wanna do to myself r things no 16 year old should b thinking about....bullying does hurt....im a victim.....someone needs to stop this bullying once and for all

Chase W - 16 - Ohio

Bullying made me feel awful about myself each and everyday, so I really care about this movement. I hope every teenager will have the chance to appreciate themselves.

Val - 16 - Philippines

at school im so hated. im called a lesbian, fat, stupid. it all. im told the world would be a better place without me and that im a slut and whore. that im ugly and useless. i hear people wispering and laughing at me all the time. and people send me death threats. at the lunch table food is thrown at me, and people wisper, "i dare you to poke her." they tell me i have no life and i will get no where.. i barly have any friends. a few friends that i had since i was like 1 years old are now ashamed to talk to me in front of others. i dont even know what to do anymore. im not gonna lie. i started cutting myself. i was finally able to stop after a while. but im really just sick of this....

Gianna - 11 - Ohio

I am a bistander sometimes of bullying and after that i have never bullyied since. I didnt like  the way it was happening.

Trinity - 11 - Ney Y

I see physical abuse happening to a girl in my class from another girl in my class......AND I GO TO A CATHOLIC SCHOOL!It's really gotten out of hand!We had gym and my gym teacher had a few kids at a time doing pushups while the other kids played basketball and jumped rope.I was talking to a few of my friends then I turn  around to see the girl being pelted with basketballs and the girl bullying her kicking her on the ground.It was so bad that the girl couldn't get up so she tried to roll away.I've tried to tell my principal and teacher about that but some kids made them think that we were talking about rebounds in basketball.The girl who's being bullyed writes on her hand and my friend told me that she draws pretend people on her hand.I'm goig to request her to the school guidence counselor if I see her writng on herself.I feel so bad for this girl.There has to be something I can do before the school year ends and we all go to different schools since mine is closing down.WE HAVE TO PUT AN END TO BULLYING!

Mecca - 12 - NY

Bullying is nowhere near okay. It makes people make bad choices, wrong decisions, and is life threatening. It needs to be stopped. 

Megan - 13 - Utah

of how sad it is to be bullyed. as i was bullyed it was sad but now that im older i bully people 

delly - 18 - houston tx

They say bullying never can get to you  but if your a person like me bullying can get to you.  I've been bullied ALOT.  The saying, "sticks and stones may break my bones but words never hurt".  Well it's 100% wrong.  Words can get to you and make you eventually think what people are saying about you are true. Also, it leads to many unforgettalbe and lifetime decisions that you would never regret.  I've pretty much been called every word you can think of.  When I get bullied on i never speak up but hopfully overcome that and defend myself, but always when I did I always got in trouble for saying what I fell is right to say.  There are many people like me, Trust me I know I see it happening to not only me, but millons of other kids a day.  Lets all put a stop to it and stop bullying. It can start with just ONE PERSON saying ONE BOLD COMMENT. LETS ALL GET TOGETHER AND STOP BULLYYING

Mariah - 12 - LA

I see so many kids being bullied, I was bullied at a time, and am very succesful now.  I want people to know that it will get better.  People say it all the time but it's true.  I believe that bullying can and will be able to stop some day.  With everyone working together we can spread this message.  Stay Strong!

Stef - 14 - FL

I'm bullied because of who I am. Kids at my school make fun of me for dressing too nicely. I get called the "rich girl" and snob for what my parents dress me in, and my home, and my father's occupation. It has gotten really bad, I even got beaten up by a couple of boys. I contacted my school, and they didnt believe me and told me to move. I am still bullied on a day to day basis, but I applied for a different school. I hope I get in! "Sticks and stones can brake your bones but words can break your soul.'' XXOO BE STRONG

Zoe - 13 - WA

Bullying only just recently entered my life. I had so many friends, i was so happy and thrilled each day to go to school but now, now everything is black. It's almost as if life's playing a cruel game with me. I was forced to move away, to go to a school where there was on one of my own race. I was forced to face reality and leave my friends behind just because of parent's losing their job. Now, I'm scared, everyday, to go to school, to smile, scared to even look anyone in the eye. Everything I do seems to set off some alarm that makes the kids at school hate me. And that's why I've been considering suicide lately, how easy it would be to take my life before anyone else does and to finally be in peace while watching over my important people and right now the thing i'm most scared of right now, is Them. I'm scared to go back to school after break. Will they drench me again? I mean, it's winter now. Will they hit me again? Will I cry? 
The only thing i pride in is that my bullies never know of my fear, they've never seen me cry, never- instead, after each insult, hit and a cruel 'joke' i give them a smile but that's why i cry each night, to relieve me of my distress. i wish, no, i PRAY that this will be over soon, that i'll be normal. Please God and anyone who can help me, Please End Bullying.
Tear it aart, Burn it, Shoot it, do whatever- just, end it please.

Anonymous - 12 - Australia

i have a little sister, that has autism and i see her getting picked on everyday at school, and its hard to just sit back and watch. It has to stop!!

Courtney - 16 - texas

I care because, it hurts i know. It isnt just about getting abused or anythings. Words have alot to do with it. If every school had a teen against bullying program many teens wouldnt be afraid to go to school. Everyday at least 17 teenagers take theirs lives trying to cope with bullying. Bullying with words or actions can cause cutting, burning, over eating, depression, insanity, and death. This is a serious cause that needs to be known.  Whether you like or accept it JUDGING IS BULLYING. Yes sounds crazy right? But it is true, and most people do it. I was bullied since i was 5 years old. it feels awful.  It doesnt solve anything. The only reason people do it is because "it makes them feel better about themselves.  Some teens and kids are to afraid to stand up for themselves and that is why i talk to many of them and confront the people that do it. I had no self-confidence or pride until i was 13 years of age. Ive been working on this act against bullying for two years. And the bullying rate has actually gone up! I used to beat myself up telling myself everyone is right;that i was fat and i was ugly, and i wasnt smart enough to do anything. I knew it wasnt true but i told myself "well hey maybe if i told them they were right they would stop doing it". I was wrong it got worse i started burning myself with hot metal trying to feel some sort of feeling,I realize that was wrong.

Peyton - 15 - Tennessee

Because I've seen bullying and not spoken up. My school is having a day of silence for anti-bullying. Lets stop it here. It starts with just one bold statement!!!!1

Anonymous - 14 - U.S.

Ive beeen bullied ALOT!  Growing up alot of kids have always been mean to me and i dont know why. Many times i have cried myself to sleep or didnt attend school because it had gotten so bad. One time my life was even at stake. I dont want anyone to go through what i went through. We need to try the best we can to END BULLYING!((: loovvee yall and be strong!!

Brianna - 15 - Arkansas

i care because, i have been bullied, its not good what so ever, it makes you feel like you are not wanted, but it's best to speak to someone, because i never, i am a young carer in my family, that's why i didn't have many friends because i never really went out, the girls that bullied me where not nice at all, i have now dropped out of school at the age of 14.. and i do regret it because i can't do much in life, and if your getting bullied you need to believe in your self and ask people for help, because there are so many people out there that will sit down an listen, and they will take action:). i am 1000% against bullying:)

Jess - 14 - England

i care because i was suffer to a bullying in school, i almost cry and i dont want to go school anymore when i was in elementary. now i hear that demi lovato suffered to in this thing i should stand for and be strong like her.
before i feel so different to other's because they left me, teasing, and laughing to me all the times. it make's me feel so BAD ! sometimes i think- why they make me feel so other's , ! they push me , they push my chair that's why i felt down in the floor ! , no friends around me ! they say i steal a thing -eventhough i dont get anything to them ! they put me in trap that i dont do !  i know that im not alone in my situation ! 
now i decide to join here to stop bullying. ! YOU, ME AND PACER CENTER'S. WILL STOP THE BULLYING !
thank you demi , for being my inspiration !

-let's stop the bullying ! with you guys !
i know because this act, you will help a million teens
i knjow if we will work together it would stop and change everything !

louisa - 15 - philippines