Bullying UK receives thousands of emails a year from young people, many of them feeling very distressed and powerless to put a stop to bullying.Some of them have told us how bullying makes them feel:"She has taken all my friends away and I go home at night and I'm depressed and cry"
- girl aged 13"One time I wouldn't eat because of people calling me 'fat' -
boy aged 14"Mondays were worst because I had to face the bully again and I soon got so worried it made me ill" -
teenage girl"I feel lonely and I want some advice about how to feel better about myself, going to school" -
girl aged 15"I feel like killing myself, it's that bad. I will probably end up in hospital, I have no friends and if I don't get help now I will end up a mess."
- girl aged 14"Other kids trip me up and call me names. It got so bad once that I ran away from school" -
boy aged 12"They stir things up so people don't want to be my friend. I'm depressed, annoyed, stressed and keep breaking down in tears. I feel like I'm about to fall apart" -
boy aged 13"I pray to make the bullies better people but it really upsets me because none of my friends stick up for me. They just sit there and laugh -
teenage girl
Contact us on help@bullying.co.uk if you need more help.Other pages in this sectionBullying policies
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Role of the DCSF
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Is my child being bullied?
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School bus bullies
Practical help with racism
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Dealing with racism
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How does bullying make a child feel?
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Dealing with a younger bully
Adults' survey results
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Teachers' survey results
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Contacting the school
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Access to pupil records
Contacting the Governors and LEAa
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Is my child a bully?
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Who can help on racism
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Parents' problem page
If your child is bullying others
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Do you share blame?
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Dealing with an older bully
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Teacher bullying
Home schooling
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Bullying in sport
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Parents' panel - Have your say
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Parents' survey results
Moving your child to a new school
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Pupils' survey results
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Taking legal action
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Bullying outside school
Independent and private schools
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Model letters to help your complaint
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National Bullying Survey 2006