How do you deal with bullies before in High School

Pasay, Philippines
May 27, 2012 1:33pm CST
Do you have a bully before when you were in elementary or high school? Tell me about it and how do you deal with them? I've just remembered. I am a bully myself during elementary and high school days. No one has ever confronted me and I haven't thought of being to before until my friend have just asked me awhile ago. He knows me for being a bully until the point that even (unconsciously) I have bullied one of our teachers that made her resign and quit teaching (seriously; I'll have that post on a different topic later) I wasn't confronted to stop and I'm still like doing it without my better knowing that I was being dominant too much. So much for being provocative; that's how I said it. And almost everyone was bullied once; right? Can you share me your thoughts if you're the bully or you're the one being bullied? Let me know :)
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13 responses
• Malaysia
27 May 12
i was kind of a weird kid when i was in school. to be honest, i discovered early on that bullies are usually nothing more than big cowards that pick on "smaller" people, just because they feel that they can get away with it. i was only ever bullied once...and then i retaliated. i started bullying the bully. it was exhilarating from the start. and until the end of my school days, i've always had fun picking on bullies (and even those wannabe bullies). i was always a bit temperamental and hot headed, but lucky for me that my parents knocked enough sense into me to not ever pick on anyone who can't fight back. bullies were always considered fair game because they are the ones who started it first.. i've only been bullied once and i made up my mind to never be at the receiving end of a big coward again it was also during that time when i learned the true rule in life; "when there is a will, there is always a way". and i haven't looked back since, nor have i ever regretted picking on those so-called "bullies"
• Malaysia
28 May 12
oooo...i was quite good at reciprocal bullying i'd usually just be straight forward and challenge them to anything, be it physical or otherwise. and they'd almost always try and wiggle their way out of it because they're cowards anyway. i really have no idea where they are now....rehab maybe? or even the psychiatric ward of one of the government hospitals. i did quite a job terrorizing them back then
• Malaysia
29 May 12
come up with a threat that's more gruesome than what they are threatening me with, and to not be afraid to follow up on it. a couple of examples were enough to let any other bully know that i'm capable of much worse to them....i just choose to be kind, because my momma taught me well in keeping my temper in check
• Malaysia
30 May 12
that was a once upon a time....in a lifetime a long time ago. as i said, i just choose to be kind, because my momma taught me well in keeping my temper in check
@chan2zexy (508)
• Philippines
29 May 12
I became both at some point. =) When I was a kid I didn't know it was called bullying. I was guilty of doing this before. At some point in my life, I got the taste of being bullied. It feels nasty and not good at all. So now, I try my best not to bully anyone. I don't like the feeling of being bullied, I don't want others to suffer the same fate. =)
@redhotpogo (4401)
• United States
29 May 12
Now I would say remain calm. Don't let them get to you. There is probably something mentally wrong with them, or they are crying out for attention. Stand up for yourself, but don't overreact. Of course that's not what I did in high school. I overreacted on everything. Someone would say something and I would snap. Someone pushed me, and I would go ballistic on them. lol.
@carbajosa (146)
• Philippines
28 May 12
I was never been bullied. I don't mean to brag but I am one of the most intelligent guy at school and people seem to stick with me to pass their subjects. No one ever tried bullying me as I am their only chance of passing. So yeah, never experienced it but I feel that if ever I am not an intelligent guy, I'll sink in to hell with these people cause I see them bully other people and but acts very nice in front of me.
• Philippines
28 May 12
Sometimes, I'm the bully, most of the times i'm the one being bullied. Well, it's a matter of prey-predator relationship for me, since if you don't act against bullies, you are the one being bullied. I have a scenario wherein I am bullied, it was lunchtime, and my classmate is somewhat, begging for a food. To the extend that he stole my lunch, so what did I do? I delivered a message for him and drilled him on the ground and make him hospitalized for almost a month. Of course, the consequence is, I got to go to the guidance counselor and talk about things. My catch is, You can avoid these things, but if it's there, try to act either in a nice way or violent way.
@subhojit10 (7375)
• India
28 May 12
Yeah it really feels bad when you are bullied by your friends especially in the school and when you have nobody around you to support you. We often feel bad and get annoyed when we are bullied but often find it as an act of pleasure when we bully others.
• United States
28 May 12
I was bullied all throughout school, and I just learned to fight back. You have to learn how to fight back against them, if they through a punch, learn how to punch back, if they use words, find a flaw in them and use their words against them, and just do what it takes to survive. Just about everyone when I went to school was bullied at some point, and sometimes, we were even bullied by the teachers. Everyone was susceptible to it. Being bullied stinks, it hurts, and it's painful, but it's sadly been a fact of life for most people who have been to school. Even in life, there are adult bullies. I know adults who love to bully because they get a kick out of it. They feel better when they do it.
@GemmaR (8517)
27 May 12
I was bullied a lot when I was in school, because I was overweight and shy so I guess that I was just a bit of an easy target really. I have also been a bully in the past as well, but this is because when I moved schools I was determined that I wasn't going to be the one who got bullied ever again, so I started trying to be the one who everyone was going to be scared of. However, this is something that I am very ashamed of now, as I hate the thought that I acted like this and put some people through a horrible time. I know how it feels to be on both sides of the fence, and I will admit that I think both are horrible and lead to bad feelings and also guilt if you're the one who was doing the bullying.
@lowloy (316)
• United States
27 May 12
I bwas basicly as big as the bullies were, but I was still bullied a little. I just ignored them. besides most things entered comes right on out the other sid, so in a sense I really did not care. I time i was just walking down the street in a not so terrific area of town, and people started calling me gay. I just blew them a kiss and walked on, which was not a good idea, because I am not an agressive person. In a little bit about five of them hoped in a car and came after me. They went down the street a ways and opened the trunk and got clubs and chains out to do a number on me, but I was save by a couple of old ladies on the other side of the street, My Guardian Angels.
@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
28 May 12
I don't like bullies at all..do you now why you bullied others? I was bullied by 3 kids when we were in grade school. Bu we are all friends now, i just tell my parents to deal with them. But when i reached high school i knew how to stand up for myself and no one messes with me anymore.
@freqspaz (220)
• United States
27 May 12
I remember being bullied once as a kid. Growing up I was the kid that loved being friends with EVERYONE, and if someone was unhappy with me, or didn't like me I would work on getting them to like me, or to be happy. Until I was bullied. I went to a new school and one kid just started picking on me the first day. I let it happen for two days then I got sick of the taunts, and the spitballs in my hair so I beat the living daylights out of him. Yes, I am a girl, a small girl at that, and he was the stereotypical bully: biggest boy in class, shaggy hair, bad breath. I will never forget he tried to push me out of the swing at recess so I jumped out, turned called him a "meany poopy head" (this was 5th grade) and jumped on him. I bloodied his nose, gave him a black eye and made him cry for his mommy. When the teachers finally came over (I remember that it seemed like forever before any adult showed up), they pulled me off of him, carried me to the office and I was sent home for two days. When I got back he didn't talk to a single soul, he never bother the teacher and he actually started doing his class work. I still don't know how I feel about it because I never fought again in grade school, and I was never bullied again either.
@911Ricki (13588)
• Canada
28 May 12
I think anywhere you go whether its school, work and so on you will always find that bully. Its true that they are trying to put others down to make themselves feel good. I use to ignore them and walk away which made them made even more. I remember someone I use to work with who told me just ognore them and in a week, month, even a year they wont be around and its true. Dont let it bother you and remember you are better then them.
• United States
27 May 12
There was a guy in my neighborhood when we were kids that was kind of a billy... he was bigger than the rest of kids and wen something didn't got is way he tried to fight the kids in the neighborhood...he beat up on every one for years until one guy alot smaller than him but older than him beat him up one day... once we found out the secret to getting the best of him, it would be safe to say he was a neighborhood bully no more..