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I have been bullied in school for several years and it made me the person that i am today: i have social anxiety and lots of trust issues. Bullying is horrible, suicide even more. I think you are doing a great job spreading awareness. Bullying awareness is NEVER enough, because there might be someone reading your post and/or reading any comment here and it can help them.
Thank you very much, also for the generous giveaways. Good luck to all.
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I agree, but (and this is where people usually start throwing rocks at me for saying this) the only way to stop bullying is for the bullied to stand up for themselves. Physical woulds heal in time, but if you don't even try to stand up for yourself, it's already fucked. Getting beaten up (if it comes to it) but not feeling like total shit about yourself is better I think.
Ofcourse it's way more complicated than this and not as black and white, but to a degree, applies to every situation.
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I won't start throwing rocks at you because you made a good point. I think it does apply for every situation, but for some people (like me), it is really hard to stand up against those bullies. For those people it's important to share their story to a trusted person. Once things get better, the person might be able to stand up for himself more.
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There are several forms of bullying, it doesn't always come down to physical threats.
I'm a tall guy, and even as a kid I was not smaller than my classmates. And yet that didn't matter at all, because the bullying came as being completely ostracised by the rest of the class.
I was a good student, maybe a bit too eager, and some of the other kids hated that. If everyone hates you can't really do anything to stand up for yourself, the solution would be not caring about not having friends but that's not easy for a 12 year old.
The few times when it got physical the little shits got rekt, but again in my case that was not an issue. It was about a whole class disliking me and making me feel miserable, worthless and alone.
I get your point and you do not deserve any stone thrown at you, but unfortunately it doesn't always apply.
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Unfortunately, too many people don't even use their fists in fights anymore. You hear about knives and even guns being used in a fight! I'm certainly not saying that a person shouldn't stand up for themselves, just that they do need to be even more careful today since weapons are getting used far too often!
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I was bullied in middle school, that kind of thing can mess up your sense of self worth and self confidence quite a bit, and the effects are long lasting.
I am happy to do a giveaway for this thread. I made it public, to involve a larger crowd, here it is: AXYOS
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Bullying is something that is, unfortunately, all too common in society today. Whether it happens at school, the workplace, online, or even within a family, it is something that does need to get brought out into the light of day, so people can see just how widespread this epidemic really is. The sad part is that a lot of times a school bully doesn't get any punishment, and the victim is the one that ends up suffering even more. Heck, this can be true for any form of bullying. A lot of times it isn't taken serious enough, and nothing is done about it until it is too late.
Thank you for posting this thread, and it is something that you shouldn't take flak for, and this thread can be a useful topic of discussion for people that are currently being bullied, have been bullied, or even someone that has bullied another person and has learned from their mistakes and tried to be a better person.
Take care, my friend.
{{{{{hugs}}}}}
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I think it's an important topic. I was bullied in first 2 grades at school so I know the feel. my parents gladly made a strong decision and moved me into another class when it got too worse.
To all the persons out there who are being bullied:
Stay Strong!
Keep your head up high!
Don't blame yourself!
Here come hopefully nice and fitting giveaways
https://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/Clq3W/day-of-the-tentacle-remastered
https://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/Hy0t5/jurassic-survival
cheers!
Thanks for reading
-rapsodelopront
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I know what it is like. I find it difficult to do anything once I went to university even though I have good marks. Unfortunately kids cannot realize how they can ruin someone life thinking they are just having fun. Everyone needs to be aware of this important issue in our society.
Bump.
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Great initiative from one of my favorite Steam Gifters. Thanks for raising awareness!
Big bump <3
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i am Bully :/
Hound || Lvl 1 (no SG tool)
Ultimate Solid || Lvl 1 (no SG tool)
Construct: Escape the System || Lvl 1 (no SG tool)
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"Selbsterkenntnis ist der erste Schritt zur Besserung."
(self-knowledge is the first step toward(s) self-improvement)
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bump and thanks for the giveaways.
And it is very good that you raise the recognition of that problem via this community. I was a little bully myself, when i was in elementary school, shame on me, but it was at the age of 7 or 8.. But later, with age of 16-18, i had to change schools three time, because i got bullied, got depressive, left out a lot of school days, got drug- and alcohol-problems due to this (no worries, I'm sober for 11 years now). So i have a special relationship to this topic and i can feel with everyone who has such problems. Today i can say, it was a very hard time, but i got stronger through this, but this is not a real help for anyone who is deep in this mess.
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I hate bullies. If you experience bullying - seek help. And if you see someone's bullied - react! If you do not react, you just accept it. And bullying should never be accepted.
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A 12 year old boy recently killed himself after being bullied constantly at school. It's sad and more common than people may think. Kids/teens/adults all alike commit suicide daily worldwide. I may get hate for this and that is fine because it needs to be talked about. I am making this thread to ask you all to just sit down with someone you care about and discuss bullying with them, it can be your child, sibling, a friend, whoever you want. Just take the time to see if not only they are okay but if they know anyone struggling. Come up with ways to help, if you see a coworker being harassed stand up for them, if a friend is being abused by a family member or significant other help them. Please don't just look away. For someone out there you may be their only hope. If you yourself are in a bad situation please seek help. Don't let it go to far. Bullying can be deadly in more ways than one. Thank you for anyone who reads this. Stay safe.
Update!
Depression and self harm has had a huge toll on my life since I was 8 years old. I know that was a young age to start feeling so hopeless but I didn't exactly have a "normal" childhood.. Over the years I have found many songs that express my feelings, thoughts, overall how depression effects me. These songs have always been my emotional outlet. If you want please listen to a few WARNING These songs are about depression and suicide
Her last words
Breathe Me
Baby don't cut
Stolen innocence
Scars
My giveaways:
My ended giveaways:
Dinocide
Grappledrome
The Last Federation
LOR - League of Runners
Box Maze
80 Days
Her Story
Memoria
Skullgirls
Robot Roller-Derby Disco Dodgeball
Donated Giveaways:
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
Maize
Ended Donations:
Reflection Of Mine
Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons
TIMEframe
HOUND
Ultimate Solid
Construct: Escape the System
Day of the Tentacle Remastered
Jurassic Survival
AXYOS
Sword 'N' Board
Robot Roller-Derby Disco Dodgeball
Headlander
Volgarr the Viking
A story about my uncle
Undertale
Grind Zones
Party Hard
Super Mega Baseball Extra Innings
Ratz Instagib
$1 Ride
Ampersand
Abzu
Windward
Grim Fandango Remastered
UnEpic
A story about my uncle
Ratz Instagib
Kromaia
Epic Battle Fantasy 4
Tropico 5
An Alien with a magnet
Road to Ballhalla
Hacknet
Skullgirls
Lethal League
Dustforce DX
Arkshot
I will try to respond to comments when I have free time, please don't be offended by my delay.
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