Im now 23 years old and I still remember being bullied like it was yesterday. It started in elementary and all the way up to high school. Some years were better than others. Finally my senior year it wasn't so bad. It even went on in college. Don't be afraid to talk to someone about the way you're feeling. If you hold it in it'll only build up. You don't want that to happen and eventually build a hate for those who bully you. Talk to the bullies and ask them why. Let them know that it bothers you. Whether you believe it or not they may be dealing with problems which is why they pick on you. Its not right but it happens. Stand up for yourself by telling someone and sitting down to talk about it. It doesn't make you scary and or snitch... it makes you STRONG!

MANDI, 23,

I care because I was bullied. I care because I have seen what bullying does to people. My sister and many of my friends were bullied by these "friends" I used to have. They were very mean, they used to pick and say mean things about her when I wasn't there. My sister ended up getting hurt and never told me. After I figured it out they started picking on me as well, telling other people to not hang out with me because I was mean and rude, they made me feel like a was a bad person. My parents found out and we moved. I don't know where they are or what they are doing but I am hoping that they will no longer cause harm to other people and learn that it is better to be kind.

, 15, California

There are these cyberbullies on a writing site that have harassed me and my friends for a very long while, making hate accounts all about us. I don't want anything to happen to them, but there is nothing I can do because no matter how much I report these accounts they keep coming back and I am actually afraid for my friends and myself. Cyberbullying is a nasty thing that people do to boost themselves up, but no one ever expects that people that are harmed will take the next step against themselves. Cyberbullies and bullies should be cracked down on, but no one is doing anything for the victims. I have been the victim of bullying, I don't know how I survived it, but sometimes things go too far and someone should do something.

Morgan, 17,