Up until 11 years old I have been bullied at school when I was little. Even if now I'm over it, I remember how it was really hard coming to school and I am willing to help victims with this because I dont think other people actually understand the gravity of it. My friend once asked me why victims of bullying dont tell anyone, and so I realized people are really ignorant about it because they didn't experience it. It's actually really sad

Lea, 16, Canada

I have been bullied my whole life by my friends. I am an athlete and my freshman year of high school I made the varsity lacrosse team. They all stopped talking to me saying that I've "changed". 8th grade, i went through hell. 6 months I went to school dreading every moment of it because my one friend for mad at me and then everybody else around me did. I didn't have anybody. They would text me and bully me and make comments to me in school. I went home crying every night. Bullying is something that cannot be taken lightly. We aren't perfect, noone is but for someone to bully them is just untolerable. You shouldn't have to be scared to go to school. Bullying needs to be stopped and hopefully sometime in the near future it will.
Kelly

Kelly, 16, NY

People say sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me, I strongly dislike that saying. Because of words I started cutting at age 12. Just a month before my birthday, I tried killing myself. I'm bullied everyday. In Georgia with my church group, I got a txt message saying this rude stuft about me. Rumors. One person even called me fat,  I didn't eat for a week and because of that, I passed out and was in a hospital for a while. There's just so much more, I even stayed home today because of it. I support Demi extremely . Following in your foot steps. I'm trying to stop cutting , trying to stop being suicidal, trying to eat better. Thank you so much.

Caitie, 13, Kentucky