Cyber Bullying

Cyber bullying, it is a popular topic. Ask anyone. They will probably tell you that they have heard of it. I do not like it. I do not understand why people do it. Then again, we are probably all guilty of it. I know I am. I think back on how it made me feel when people bullied me over MySpace. Yes, I said MySpace. It started in 5^th grade. The people that were my so called, “friends” would say the meanest things to me. The one thing I remember the best is when this boy named Lance messaged me on online and told me that I should be in the Guinness Book of World Records for the largest walk whale in the world. Like I said, I was in 5^th grade. Another incident was when I was in 6^th grade, so “friend” Eileen would tell me every day online that I was fat, pathetic, a waste of space, no one loves me and no one would ever love me. I felt terrible. I let the ones who put me down get the best of me and I sunk. I sunk so low. No one knows this about me because I have never told anyone. Not even my family. That is that I sunk into this dark place that I would never wish upon anyone. A place of sadness, darkness, numbness, loneliness, a place they call depression. I had thoughts that tear me apart on the inside when I think about it, thoughts that no one should ever have run through their heads. I would lay in bed at night and wonder what the world would be like if I was not there anymore. Would people even care? Would they be happy? Would they not even notice? I would cry myself to sleep every night. The things people would tell me started to grow on me. I started to believe every word they said. Then, I just let it keep happening. I wish I would have gone to someone about it, but I did not know who to go to are how to tell them. Everything that was said to me was online. When these people saw me in school, they acted like they didn’t do anything. I started to recognize everything going on around me as life. I thought it was normal. I wish someone had noticed something was wrong. But the question is, why do people bully online? I am forced to believe it is because they are insecure about themselves. I know that is vague, but I firmly believe it. That is why I did it. I will not even lie. I thought that if I put someone else down, they would see themselves as a lower value as me and make me feel superior to them. That is why I believe that. Another thought is, do you think someone would be more likely to take a stand online or in real life? Other people, I think would be more likely to take a stand online because they can hide behind the computer screen and maybe they think that no body to take them seriously and not judge them. For myself personally, I would take a stand either way. If I see someone who is being bullied, I will stand up for them. I know how it feels and no one should feel like they are ever alone in any situation. They are not alone by any means. Someone will always be there even if they do not see it their self, there are. If I ever saw someone being bullied, I would step up and say something. I would step in and make every effort of mine to stop it. When someone says that’s words do not hurt them, I am sure they are lying. Words do hurt. Sometimes they pierce at our souls and the bully does not even see it. People should think about what they say before they say it. Everyone was blessed differently than the person next to them. Nobody is perfect nor should anyone strive to be. We are all unique in our own ways. We need to take a stand and make a point in our society. We are the generation that can fix this problem if we just put our minds to it and never lose hope. We cannot break down, we cannot fall short of our goals and that will not if we just stick together and make a stand. All of us, together, we can make a difference. Not tomorrow, now. So what are we waiting for? It is simple. Just smile and be nice to everyone. We can do this. Together.