Published on 12, July, 2020
Caveat: this is my experience and I don't intend to speak for anyone else.
Bullying, which for me was 99% verbal, is always difficult to deal with but I don't know if the act itself is what bothers me the most.
It's the fact no one stuck up for me. I get it to an extent; if you see it going on (either online or in-person), you may not wish to get involved because then *you'll* get attacked.
But it leaves me feeling like everyone hates me, and like I deserved it. There may have been times where I did deserve it because no one close to me validated how I was feeling; I may have done something not worth defending but I could have done with someone defending me as a human being. I didn't (and don't) feel like it's worth it anymore, like I'm useless.
Just some thoughts.
I was bullied in my childhood. I desperatly wanted to look normal but bullies seemed to just pick up on the fact that I was diffrent. It was never really that physical, just minor stuff like being shoved into people, stitting behind me in class and pushing my chair, throwing books on the floor etc. thankfully this was the 70's/80's way before the internet. Since being online I have never been bullied at all despite being outspoken on social media about some issues. Critisim just washes over me online as they are people I will never meet.