I think that he is basically calling me a hypocrite for accusing people of having rage issues, even though in the past I have made it clear that I have rage issues. In which case, I don't disavow having rage issues.

Ah I see now. I didn't know you did.

Yup. I was bullied. Which is why I'm always pissed off and have a hatred of everyone. BTW, I'm 33 now and still hold grudges to those I grew up with and picked on me.

I was bullied at a primary school I unfortunately went to, they broke my nose and they get one day of suspension while the teachers try to put the blame on me. :shakehead:
As well as that I have always been bullied for liking dinosaurs, warhammer, lotr and other stuff like that.

I was fine, till like 5th grade. People started bothering me about a birth mark i had on my face. (Now removed)
I ignored them for like half the year, then one day i snapped, and every time they said anything, i'd just hit them. They put a camera in the class room pointing at me. As if i was unprovoked.
People bothered me up until high School, usually ending in fights eventually. To be totally honest, i miss it. Was good stress relief (Sad i know)

Now I'm in 11th grade, and I'm just the quiet kid that no one really knows. Which, is nice in a way, but also svcks as i really don't meet many girls lol.

I don't think I was ever bullied at all, bar one time.

There was exactly 1 fight in primary school (I think it was 3 vs 4, resulting in a Draw) where we all ended up as friends thereafter.
There was once in Year 8, where a guy thought I knew kung-fu and tried to start me. My peers wanted to see if this was true and I had assured them I had no formal training. He got in close so I stepped in with my right past his right knee and pulled him down by the shoulders. I guess I won before he could hurt me? Good thing I cradled his head before he bonked himself on the concrete. Every laughed and he didn't try anything on anyone for a good while after that. It was also the last year he spent at that high school. The sheer feeling of abandonment because my peers didn't step in to help me svcked. The third time anything ever happened was not to me but an associate of mine. Actually, that's pushing it - I didn't really know him from a hole in the wall but he was part of a sister scout troop so I couldn't sit there and let some punk kid from Queensland give him [censored] for holding his sister's backpack. Told him to lay off then coped a punch right on the jaw. Ouch. Since we were all waiting in line at a MacDonald's EVERYONE turned around and stared at the short little asian kid clutching his jaw and a punk kid with an undercut wringing his wrist because he didn't know how to throw a punch (not that I knew how either!). Patrol leader was all, "What's all this then!" (she was scary when she was angry) and I mumbled "He was picking on him...". The punk kid was then dragged away by some others. The victim just kinda stared at me then pretended nothing had happened. Well, I suppose nothing HAD happened except I got punched in the face, no sweat off his back.

How do you (people that are bullied) react to people that step in to defend you? The guy looked at me funny then avoided me like the plague for the rest of the week. WTF? I have a gut feeling that the only reason why that kid was picked on is because he didn't respond to the bully's initial jibe. He just kinda looked down and tried to ignore it but that's obviously not going to work. Honestly. You gotta look them in the eye as soon as they start and say something. Obviously, words that are calming or that allow both parties to walk away without losing face is best, otherwise you are going to have to escalate this into a physical confrontation. Smart mouthed comments are good, as is humour. Also, helps to have friends (this guy really didn't have any).

So, all you bully victims out there, have at least one friend around that'll stick up for you, nip all problems in the bud and if it escalates, don't be afraid of employing pre-emptive strikes. Depending on the situation, of course. And no humiliating the opponent with shots below the belt/eye gouging/ear slapping because you will forever be known as "bat [censored] crazy" instead of "guy that defended himself".

Boy I was bullied so much, plus all my friends moved out of town so I was a the only one left. That it effected the person i am today. I almost wanted to see a docter about it cause it grew on me mentally even 3 years after school. But for a few months ive learned to deal with it, and im trying to push it out of my mind for every day that pass.

I've been bullied at times before and I've bullied people before. Period. I learned to survive by becoming like them.

I have never been bullied, and if I have been, I didn't realize it.

I was a quiet, small child, but fairly rough & tumble, and never had any problems in primary school. I went to very small schools where all the boys in the class (including me) were friends, so we were pretty sheltered from any kind of bullying environment.

I had a bit more trouble in the early years of middle school (name calling only), mostly due to associating with unpopular kids.

High school, I transitioned from being a pretty average kid (no one bothered me) to being pretty much a ghost (no one bothered me). It's nice to think about going back, as who I am now, and setting some of the idiot pupils (and teachers!) straight, but that's movie stuff really. When you're a kid in school things don't happen how you want them to, and when you're growing up you're only tough and cool in your head.

Sorry to hear about anyone who suffered (or suffers) from serious bullying, though. As an advlt I feel quite protective of vulnerable people.

I have been bullied on all the school i have been on on lower school by a fat guy and a skinny guy (because they where scared to be bullied to i gues, only realised it when i got to middle school) because when i get ashammed my head turns red like a tomato, i can't help it, on somethimes on this school because i have a big nose, but iam lucky on this school because the class never change and we get all lessions by one teacher and so does something about it.

I was bullied a bit in 6th grade, I was amazingly socially awkward back then and was made fun of alot for it. Thankfully, by my Seventh Grade year I had become less socially awkward (Though, of course, I'll probably always be a bit odd ) so the bulling stopped. I hated being bullied, though. Almost switched schools cause of it. Until I realized I was more likely to be bullied at a large school than the small school I was crrently going to.

Not really, I mean there was the odd beak thrown at me when I was in elementary and jr. high but I didn't let it bug me too much. I've been told I have a really likable personality so people find it hard to be mean to me. I've been excluded (the annoying kind where they will be nice to your face but mean behind your back) by some [censored] friends in my last year of high school and the beginning of university, but I just made new friends.

If I could do school all over again I would have never bullied or excluded anyone purposely, I think about how much it must have affected those people growing up and I just feel disgusted. I wasn't even one of the worst out there, I hope those real bullies feel absolutely awful about themselves.

I've been on both sides of the bullying fence.

I will say that dealing with (childhood, not advlt) bullying has it's place and helped me learn how to deal with different elements that society brings. I would never wish for it to be eliminated as the bully usually grows out of it, more quickly if shown negative reinforcement, learning that it's wrong and immature, and the bullied person gets better at handling situations that come up.

If I have, I didn't know I was.

Not really. I can hold my own, not a jock or anything, but if someone tries to push me around they wouldn't be too happy on their picking. I've actually gotten in a few fights. Outside of school, I've won one and the other got broken up by security.

Oh, someone tried once, but he left with a broken nose

I haven't ever been bullied, which is pretty good considering I'm one of the only gay kids in my school, don't play hockey, get high grade, and dress like Easter. The closest thing was when some group of kids tried to jump me and my friend about three years ago. I punched one of them in the face, then one pulled a knife and we ran away. There wasn't any real motive to that, they just wanted my money (which they didn't get.) I did learn a lesson there though. If you are approached by a group of people that are bigger and older than you, violence is not the answer. I got away without being injured (one of them hit me in the head with a rock as I ran away,) but I was fine.

I was the shortest, skinniest, youngest and smartest person in my class from ages 4 to 16.

But I was never, ever bullied.

For some strange reason, despite being a small nerdy know-it-all, people liked me. Even the big dumb tough kids liked me. And not in a 'do my homework and let me copy your essay' way, but in a pretty normal, 'hey, what's up' way. I guess I was lucky enough that I went to a school where people just kind of got on, no matter what they were into. I also partly put it down to the fact that on the rare occasion I did get into a fight, I fought for all I was worth and wouldn't stop throwing kicks and punches until I was pulled off by a teacher.

When I was younger (elementary, middle school), people would heckle me constantly simply because I was skinny, pale, light blonde, and not very imposing at the time. I had like zero self confidence and never stood up for myself. One of the most common insults I heard was "albino" which i'm not. Around middle 8th grade year, something happened and I moved out of my shell and started talking more, cracking jokes, and gained popularity. People think i'm funny so I use that. My dad wouldn't let me date girls so everyone thought I was homosixual but when my mom divorced him, the gf's started rolling on. Now in 9th grade, if anybody tries bullying me I just get in their face. It works, people act tough but they don't do anything

someone tried once...little did they know i dont take crap, i rammed his face first into a locker breaking two teeth and his nose
got suspended didnt care my dad took me out to dinner when he told my mom he was going to beat me
victory it is so sweet

A Little, not much, but a few people who are a complete damn pain in the ass... So I do get bullied a little, but not much, except this one guy that is obsessed with teh fact I am short, and loves to bring it up whenever possible. (Which is weird, because out of everyone I know, we have the most in common) :shrug:

Bah you don't have to take that. Report it, change school, train self-defense, do something.

I don't know if it's just in US, but your schools sure are ridiculous. Cool people, nerds, and all those groups just show how superficial your society has become (and unfortunately that's propagating everywhere). Calling names for not having a girlfriend? lol, so if you had a girlfriend I suppose you'd be one of the cool people? How is it possible to go to school in US and not being mentally disturbed later in life? I'm not saying anything bad about americans, just your [censored] up society values.

I'm confused, are you saying bullying or making fun of others happens only in the US?

Because to me this is something that is prevalent enough throughout the world today and long ago to consider human nature much like violent, or controlling, or manipulative behavior. It's more popular today to think something is worse off simply because it's more under the microscope. One example: US crime rates, especially of the violent nature, over the last two decades, has dropped significantly across the board, yet because so much media attention is centered around this, people believe this is a greater threat than it really is. Likewise, you seem to think that namecalling in the US is so prevalent that it creates a bunch of mentally disturbed people later on.. I'd say you are highly misinformed.

I got bullied. One thing stops bullying: kicking the kid's ass.

I threw one kid over a fence, kicked another kid in the throat. They never messed with me again. Hell, if you can't fight, use stuff. That's what I always do if I know I can't win a fight with my hands. Pick up something in the area and use it as a weapon. You'll get suspended for bringing weapons, but you can use anything available in your environment as a weapon.

I got off for both of mine. Self Defense, mother [censored]ers!