Bullying in Schools

I have just watched a video on youtube about bullying in schools and the impact it has.  This is a very real problem that needs to be sorted now.  In fact now is not soon enough.

People like Jamey Rodemeyer, Justin Aaberg & Seth Walsh to name just a few killed themselves because of bullying in school that they couldn't take anymore.  I was bullied in school but nowhere near as bad as these guys but trust me suicide crossed my mind on many occasions.  I was just what I called "To Weak" to do it, I didn't have the guts to inflict pain.

Even after school, after the bullying had stopped and things were looking up I was still suffering from the effects of the bullying.  The scars never left and the depression was always there, it just took the tiniest little thing to upset me.

It wasn't in fact until I was in my 20's that I took an overdose in an attempt to finally end it all, one of my friends however took me to hospital and I was fine.  I may now be on anti-depressants but life is so much better.  Working full time where my colleagues are my best friends and family, working for a company that usually cares about it's staff.

Anti Bullying Week 2011

We are currently in the middle of anti-bullying week, it is running from the 14th to the 18th of November.  This years theme is "Stop and Think - Words can Hurt"

Apparently children in schools suffer from homophobic bullying regardless of sexual orientation and eight in ten secondary school teachers and two in five primary school teachers report hearing other insulting homophobic remarks such as ‘poof’, ‘dyke’, ‘queer’ and ‘faggot’.

Stonewall needs as many people as possible to get involved and try to raise funds to tackle this problem.  To find out how you can get involved or to find out more about this visit www.stonewall.org.uk