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21 Jun 2010, 6:00 am

No. In elementary school I went on homestudy one year and left my few friends behind just to get away from being picked on. Even if 99% of people I encounter are nice to me, all it takes is one bully to ruin my day. I don't dwell on a negative encounter, but it still lurks in my mind for most of the day and affects my mood.



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21 Jun 2010, 6:01 am

Masochism.


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21 Jun 2010, 6:55 am

Ferdinand wrote:
Masochism.


Damn you beat me to it!



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21 Jun 2010, 11:28 am

i sendet my bully to er :P he learned to beware aspie on rage :lol:


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21 Jun 2010, 11:51 pm

I must say that even though I'm a very gentle and non-violent person, sometimes if I walked away from a bully encounter and was able to defend myself well, I'd feel a bit stronger. Girl bullies were more skilled at tearing me down and making me feel worthless without force, though. Even if I could keep up with them and defend myself well in those situations, I usually only felt weak and miserable.



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22 Jun 2010, 11:15 pm

Well, this goes to prove that everything depends on one's mind.

Your mind is quick, and analytical. With your wit and wisdom, you were able to outwit the bullies. Your mind didn't take their

actions personally. You used their negative intentions to have some fun.

In this case, it wasn't true bullying. It was pretend bullying, and you were the victor.

So I don't think "masochism" makes sense here, that would only make sense if you were enjoying getting hurt. In your case, you didn't get hurt,

you turned it around. I wonder what to call your experience? I wonder why these people kept coming at you, when you bested them everytime.

Oh, wait, the "bullies" were the masochists?

Anyway, I enjoyed your post very much. Bullying is my biggest fear for my son. I don't think he has a mind like yours though. I wonder if I can teach him how to think like you? Probably not. Darn... He's only 6, time will tell... Thanks for sharing, very funny!


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22 Jun 2010, 11:40 pm

are you a sadist....?????



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22 Jun 2010, 11:48 pm

ShadesOfMe wrote:
are you a sadist....?????



What's wrong with giving bullies a hard time or picking on them or standing up for yourself?



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23 Jun 2010, 12:16 am

Op sounds more like he was in the position of Dennis the Mennace or the kid of Home Alone - seems vulnerable but makes a joke of everyone else.

That isn't bullying.

Either way i think giving bullies a hard time/standing up for yourself is perfectly acceptable.



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23 Jun 2010, 6:13 am

I've never liked being bully and have never been hypocritical to be a bully myself. I would never intentionally put someone in that position in my right mind.

I had parents who were very strict about trying to make friends to the point where it hurt more than helped. Basically, I was blamed for not making enough friends and that I needed to have more common interests. When I look bad, I realize it was that, but it was race and personality types. I don't even keep in touch with any school friends that much- one is on Facebook, but we never really talk at all!

I've been picked on and even had a group of 5 students trap me with seats and poke and prod me one time. Of course, they would only do this when the teachers weren't looking and my teachers would try to tell me they were "just playing." I knew better, but it was really out of my hands.
I was able to put up with the abuse because I managed to avoid getting into scuffles so serious that it turned into a physical fight. Maybe because I tried to keep my mouth shut and not get revenge on this thing or that, most of the time. Or maybe just being in a rural environment at that time. Things have definitely gotten worse now in school in general it seems.

One time in 7th grade, I had a kid picking on me everyday. His locker was next to mine. I just ignored him. No one else got involved. One day when my parents asked me if anything was going on and I told him, they kept prodding me for almost 2 months to get into a physical fight with this student when he does this action again. One day, in April I think, I actually did. I started a fight and they normally give 5 detentions for a first offense at that time. He was so shocked he couldn't respond back. I just kept punching his face (with my glasses off mind you) and he had 2 black eyes. He didn't dare show up the next day of school and I showed up as usual. The only way I stopped the fight was when a big strong dude, the Physics teacher at the time, started to approach me. Then I just stopped before he had to pull me away. Then he just guided me along and made sure I would not go back to do it again. He never picked on me again, and the school made sure our lockers were never next to each other again. Apparently, it turned out he never had many friends with his "overweightness". All his "friends" would use him by having these parties at his home, and then leaving his home in a big mess, sometimes on purpose. And some of his "friends" would comment that his parents will spend more extravagantly on limited means and that they show off equipment that they "have." You know, those things you can have for 30 days for free, but they would always return it before the deadline. What fakes. If people did still pick on me, it was in very subtle ways. I still ended up keeping very to myself. If people spoke to me, it was normally very academic. The Honors kids could never imagine me getting into a fight. Neither could I!!



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23 Jun 2010, 7:15 pm

I hated being bullied. I have been a victim of bullying my entire life including now even though I am not even is school! Cyber bullying. When I was younger it had been actual bullying at school. I literally feared going to school everyday because of it. There is no escape from it even online.



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23 Jun 2010, 7:19 pm

sorry to hear that firebird. i hope things will get better for you.



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24 Jun 2010, 12:54 am

Thank you.



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24 Jun 2010, 7:31 am

I used to be bullied in the 4-5 grade I think and I hated it.

I don't get bullied anymore, but that might be because I'm 1,8 m tall (6 feet) and weigh 100 kilogram (ca 200 pounds).

If someone attacks me verbally I don't respond, but if someone attacks me physically I go berserk, I go into somekind of attack mode where the only thing that goes through my mind is to make them hurt.

But I never attacked someone on revenge if more than fifteen minutes had passed.

And I hate those people that say that if you stand up for yourself when you are being bullied you are just as guilty.


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24 Jun 2010, 7:49 am

I've enjoyed bullies all my life....they are my favorite prey :wink: . I've fought all my life...and won. Bullies rely on intimidation. I've always surprised the hell out of bullies. I am quiet by nature, and had been perceived as, sometimes, a target. I've bloodied many a nose, and twisted many a head. Don't get me wrong, I am not aggressive. I am, however, assertive. By the way, many of my fights were in defense of others. I simply cannot stand bullies, especially when they pick on the innocent and kind hearted. Under no circumstance did I allow any special education student to be bullied. Neither should any one else.

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That means evil is allowed to exist because otherwise good people do, and say, nothing.


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24 Jun 2010, 8:13 am

Kuma wrote:
I've enjoyed bullies all my life....they are my favorite prey :wink: . I've fought all my life...and won. Bullies rely on intimidation. I've always surprised the hell out of bullies. I am quiet by nature, and had been perceived as, sometimes, a target. I've bloodied many a nose, and twisted many a head. Don't get me wrong, I am not aggressive. I am, however, assertive. By the way, many of my fights were in defense of others. I simply cannot stand bullies, especially when they pick on the innocent and kind hearted. Under no circumstance did I allow any special education student to be bullied. Neither should any one else.

They say that the majority of people are good.
That means evil is allowed to exist because otherwise good people do, and say, nothing.


I was rescued by a bully-basher once at school, and I was very glad of it. Much more recently at work I found a security guy bullying a female student, so I drew his fire by hurling abuse at him while she got away. She wasn't grateful though. She shouted at me for cycling on the pavement, I shouted back at her, and we never spoke again. Rescuing isn't like it is in the films at all, but still worth doing as long as you gauge your fire-power accurately. I had to be pulled back from one fight because I was too angry to realise I wasn't strong enough, and I didn't take kindly to being restrained.