How to Stop Bullying

First thing’s first. Why are they bullying you? Are they calling you ugly, saying you’re gay, or accusing you of something else?
Think of ways to prove them wrong. If they say you’re ugly, look at them and say ‘You must be jealous.’
If they say you’re gay, say ‘Why, do you want me?’ (if they’re same gender). If they aren’t the same gender, say ‘Just because you want something you can’t have does not mean I’m gay!’
If they accuse you of something else, just come up with a snappy comeback. For instance: ‘YOU SMELL!’ = ‘Are you sure that’s me? I could have sworn that awful stench came from your butt.’

After you have said something along those lines, just ignore them. Don’t react but if it gets worse, tell a teacher when the bully/bullies isn’t/aren’t around. Make sure your parents know at all times. If the teacher does nothing, ask your parents to write a letter to the school. If they don’t, go to the headteacher or your head of year. Make  sure it stops. If nothing still happens, just keep ignoring them. Beg your parents to let you move school.

If the bullies are getting physical (minds out of gutters!) then run away from them and go straight to the teacher. If they hurt you AT ALL, take a photo of the wound as proof. In all cases, whether it is physical or verbal bullying, keep a diary of how they bully you. Don’t let them know about this, though!

In my case, I couldn’t cope and started to self-harm (not by cutting myself, by doing something else which hurt) – do NOT do this! It gives the bullies MORE to tease you about! I ended up going to counselling sessions. My bullies only stopped bullying me when I went to secondary school.

If you are in your last year of primary school and are being bullied, don’t let people in your new school know because they may tease you about it and then they will start bullying you too. Thankfully, I made some really great friends in secondary and they helped me a lot – one of my friends was going through a rough patch too, and we all helped her out there. My story doesn’t have a happy ending though – my parents forced me to move to Australia. Which means I had to start finding new friends. Which is extremely hard when you’re thought of as the ‘weird’ one!

Whatever your situation, good luck in dealing with bullies. Don’t let them get to you. Hell, take karate lessons! (I took tae kwon doe lessons, did nothing, maybe karate’s different!)
I have noticed that because I was bullied earlier, I can easily ignore any teasing I get now. If they take my stuff, I storm over to them and snatch it off them. That doesn’t work? I use my secret weapon – crying to get the teacher to yell at the thief!