I was really badly bullied in 9th grade. I was made fun by a group of  ‘popular’ girls. At first, I didn’t think it was a big deal the first few times they said things to me… but it never stopped. Before I knew it, most of the popular people in my Grade were making fun of me. I had friends, but I felt that everyone else hated me, I was inferior compared to everyone else and was completely worthless. I thought things would sort themselves out, but it didn’t get better until 10th Grade when people started to get bored and i went all that time without telling my parents or a teacher. I used to skip class to avoid the bullying and got behind in my studies so needed extra tuition. It really damaged me as a person and it left me with social anxiety which still affects me today. Thing’s have been a lot better since leaving school, but because of the bullying, I tend to ‘label’ people and get really anxious around certain types of girls in fear they’re thinking negatively of me and I still feel inferior and unattractive compared to them. I find it hard to trust people and think the world is out to get me. Looking at it today, I think to myself that I didn’t deserve to be treated like that. Nobody does. It’s important to speak about your problems to somebody close to you. You shouldn’t be made to suffer alone in silence.