MORE CONFIDENT

Posted: 10/2/2013

I have always been extremely shy, and I was bullied in elementary and middle school. The bullying encompassed cyber-bullying, physical bullying, verbal bullying, rude voicemails and hurtful text messages, and rumor-spreading. I discovered who were truly my friends and who were just “friend-collectors:” people who want to look good and popular by increasing their number of “friends” by hanging out with them and acting nice until they get tired of you. The bullying experiences have actually made me feel better and more confident about myself because I know that those people who bullied me were just trying to put me down to make themselves look better and that I am above those types of people.

By: Amanda