Bullying makes me so upset I want to die

Dear Liz,
I'm 14 in March and I'm being bullied constantly. I've had people hitting me and yesterday I had to go to hospital because I thought I had a broken finger. Please help me. I'm sick to death and sometimes I feel like killing myself. I wish I was dead. I have been to the doctor.
Mike.

Hello Mike,
I can see that things are really bad for you, but killing yourself isn't the answer. Bullying Online can help you to get things sorted out, it may take time, but it can be done.

I'm glad you've been to see the doctor because you must be very down about what's going on. Is it possible for one of your parents to email Bullying Online because you'll need their help to sort this out? It can be hard to tackle the school but we can help your parents to do that.

This is not something you can sort out on your own because it's gone too far for that. Your parents need to contact your head teacher to tell them how unhappy you are and to get the bullying stopped. If they've already done this but it hasn't worked there are other avenues they can try like making a complaint to the governors and the local council.

As you've been assaulted and had to go to hospital your parents should think about calling the police in, particularly if there were any independent witnesses to what happened when you got hurt.

If you feel life isn't worth living please go back to see your doctor to explain how you feel. If you want to talk things through with someone on the phone you can call the Samaritans on 08457 90 90 90.
Liz