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Odin2005

(53,521 posts)
82. I had to get ready for gym in a seperate room because the bullying was so bad.
Thu Dec 20, 2012, 01:42 PM
Dec 2012

I can't even use the locker room at the YMCA because it triggers my PTSD. Don't swing towels around me, either.

Never even went to graduation I was so glad to be out of that hellhole n/t Fumesucker Dec 2012 #1
I went to graduation but... MotorCityMan Dec 2012 #69
+1. It was like getting out of jail. bemildred Dec 2012 #74
Pretty much, yea tech3149 Dec 2012 #2
I was always an outsider. hobbit709 Dec 2012 #3
thanx for your honesty marions ghost Dec 2012 #4
What ever happens to those "bullies?" They grow up to become GOP, no doubt. nt kelliekat44 Dec 2012 #5
Mitt Romney was one Philosoraptor Dec 2012 #6
for real? in your case? rateyes Dec 2012 #15
No, but romney beat up a gay kid in his high school Philosoraptor Dec 2012 #39
or as in my case... Javaman Dec 2012 #22
Sometimes, they become police officers... backscatter712 Dec 2012 #59
I'm thankful everyday for finishing high school LeftofObama Dec 2012 #7
I'm having nearly the same experience. TahitiNut Dec 2012 #18
Me too... appamado amata padam Dec 2012 #54
Wow, this is four of us. Scruffy Rumbler Dec 2012 #70
Small homogeneous towns are garbage. Dawson Leery Dec 2012 #62
Yeah jollyreaper2112 Dec 2012 #8
Even cheerleaders get the blues Philosoraptor Dec 2012 #9
I was on the cheerleading team and was still one of those kids. Was constantly GreenPartyVoter Dec 2012 #10
I was one of those who defended the kids people picked on lunatica Dec 2012 #11
My pal! Philosoraptor Dec 2012 #12
Bullies are cowards... Sekhmets Daughter Dec 2012 #32
Folks like you are my heroes! Odin2005 Dec 2012 #81
I'm not sure what I was The2ndWheel Dec 2012 #13
I fit the profile pretty well back then IDemo Dec 2012 #14
I worked at columbine after the shooting grahamhgreen Dec 2012 #16
It would be interesting to know how many of the murdered Columbine kids were actually Nay Dec 2012 #78
It was a long time ago grahamhgreen Dec 2012 #85
yep me too dembotoz Dec 2012 #17
Well it is not just nature...far from it. zeemike Dec 2012 #19
yep ... former HS teacher ... rtassi Dec 2012 #24
+1 tama Dec 2012 #53
American secondary schools are inferior. Dawson Leery Dec 2012 #63
There are the "typical" types and the not so typical types... Javaman Dec 2012 #20
In high school I was socially awkward in some ways, but... Orrex Dec 2012 #21
I was one of those kids. easttexaslefty Dec 2012 #23
Powerful OP H2O Man Dec 2012 #25
Tell your son there is at least one other like you... Sekhmets Daughter Dec 2012 #34
+1 LiberalLoner Dec 2012 #76
On kind of a different edge .. rtassi Dec 2012 #26
that is horrible on top of unimaginable.... renate Dec 2012 #83
Yes, that was me exactly IDoMath Dec 2012 #27
I think I had the same thoughts. JanMichael Dec 2012 #58
Thank you, Philosoraptor. Myrina Dec 2012 #28
Thank you Philosoraptor for posting this. Bohunk68 Dec 2012 #29
I was the school crippled kid, & I befriended the gay kids Philosoraptor Dec 2012 #42
My two years in high school were hell. I had gay friends too. hunter Dec 2012 #50
I had to get ready for gym in a seperate room because the bullying was so bad. Odin2005 Dec 2012 #82
I was one of those kids too Marrah_G Dec 2012 #30
I'll just leave this here. Sentath Dec 2012 #31
There were times myself. . . DinahMoeHum Dec 2012 #33
I was one of those kids get the red out Dec 2012 #35
To all of you. Lilma Dec 2012 #36
I don't know how old you are, Philosoraptor, but, I saw lots of bullying in my school days. bulloney Dec 2012 #37
I'm 61, graduated HS in 69 Philosoraptor Dec 2012 #44
I agree. Good point on the access to drugs. bulloney Dec 2012 #47
We need to end the violence and bullying. ananda Dec 2012 #38
Bullies should get punched square in the nose & kicked in the groin Philosoraptor Dec 2012 #45
Great story! I saw a similar thing in 6th grade. Super bully... JanMichael Dec 2012 #57
I was bullied riverbendviewgal Dec 2012 #40
Disabled kids are targets Philosoraptor Dec 2012 #46
I feel the same way JesterCS Dec 2012 #41
It starts with lack of discipline in elementary school FarCenter Dec 2012 #43
You're not alone. I suffered severe depression and suicidal tendencies in those years. Selatius Dec 2012 #48
I was too tabbycat31 Dec 2012 #49
First of all, thank you for sharing this with us bixente Dec 2012 #51
I was too. Kablooie Dec 2012 #52
I was in that hellish low/middle caste/class JanMichael Dec 2012 #55
Having a really mean streak, a family rife with professional killers to teach me, and connected Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #56
I was a strange high schooler. erinlough Dec 2012 #60
I was a geek and a misfit. Aristus Dec 2012 #61
I was one of those kids and it sucks. nt white_wolf Dec 2012 #64
I was not a loner and was both a bully and bullied. The Midway Rebel Dec 2012 #65
I wasn't weird or a loner but I didn't fit in and I was bullied. proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #66
My mind went off by itself. sibelian Dec 2012 #67
I was, but I wasn't hfojvt Dec 2012 #68
Thanks for sharing that Philosoraptor allrevvedup Dec 2012 #71
Slightly. LWolf Dec 2012 #72
Yes. Still Blue in PDX Dec 2012 #73
I Think This Post RobinA Dec 2012 #75
This old therapist greatly appreciates this post. JohnnyLib2 Dec 2012 #77
From a few years ago... WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #79
I was one of "those" kids. Odin2005 Dec 2012 #80
This WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #84
Thanks for sharing your story vankuria Dec 2012 #86
My twin brother got picked on but I was actually a girl who kicked the bullies asses. You mess with Michigan Alum Dec 2012 #87
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