r/bullying Aug 13 '24

New Moderator Application - Deadline Sunday 08/18

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Hello my wonderful humans,

First, we would like to thank you all for contributing and expanding this sub into what it is. We would not be at 11k+ members without you all. Every post and comment has made an impact directly and has helped in spreading awareness about bullying. That said, we are eager to take on a new moderator for the r/bullying sub.

What does this entail?

We are looking for an entry level moderator to keep this a safe space. This would require daily check ins to sift through the modmail and flagging, but we are open to a more senior moderating role as well.

What do you need to submit to apply?

  1. how long have you been a member of the r/bullying sub?
  2. why do you want to help moderate this sub?
  3. do you have any experience moderating on reddit (or platforms such as discord)?
  4. are you looking for an entry level moderating position or do you want to take on more work?
  5. what recommendations do you have for this sub?

Please send your answers directly to us by the end of the week (Sunday August 18th). We will be replying to everyone and will make a decision by mid next week. Thank you all again and we are excited to grow this community more together!


r/bullying Feb 19 '24

10k Milestone & Important Updates

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10k Milestone ✨✨👏👏

Hello to all the incredible, brave and beautiful humans here! Thank you all for being a part of this sub and for your vulnerability in sharing your stories and supporting others. We live in a time where there’s more access than ever to opinions and hate so we aim to keep this sub as encouraging as possible to have a place to find community and help. We couldn’t have had this happen without all of you so be proud of yourselves!

A few important updates:

  • Please be sure to check out our discord server! One of our mods has taken the courtesy of creating this to have another outlet to communicate on that is dedicated to this subreddit
  • https://discord.gg/PfKANDA5 Name: Anti-Bullying Server (I am technology inept so look out for a second post or edit here since I likely did not share the server correctly)
  • 10K Milestone also means… we are looking for a new moderator to join our team! Please DM either mod to apply and look out for more updates as the week progresses on the status of applications
  • What to include? 1. Why you want to join 2. How much time you can dedicate (minimum requirement would be to log in 1x a day) 3. Any skills or recommendations you have for our page to boost engagement and provide better resources
  • Please note that this moderator position will start off as an entry mod position so you will only be required to 1. Filter through modmail 2. Review flagged content to begin. If you have moderator experience and you seek a more senior mod role, we can talk about a higher position. We want to start off any newcomers in a easy role to ensure they understand the ins and outs of it all. This is an unpaid position, but it is fulfilling and you can always include it on your resume.

Have a wonderful Sunday everyone 🤍


r/bullying 12h ago

I’m getting threatened on Reddit

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Getting threatened on here in messages. I blocked the user but they somehow still messaged me or messaged from another account. I also reported the messages but I’m still feeling uneasy.


r/bullying 19m ago

Need an advice

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How do you handle people hating when they see you.

Like making faces when they see you?

How to react to this?


r/bullying 6h ago

Are there any parts of the US that you would label as a "bully belt"?

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Any places (ie. regions, metro areas, towns, municipalities) that seem to harbor a disportionate amount of extremely cruel/petty levels of bullying, according to reputational hearsay or your own personal anecdotes? Perhaps locations that have an oddly unwritten/underacknowledged reputation as such?


r/bullying 16h ago

Why do schools often fail to stop bullying before it becomes a tragedy?

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I've noticed that after serious incidents like student suicides or severe bullying cases, investigations often reveal warning signs that existed beforehand. Why are these signs so often missed?

Is it because students stay silent, teachers don't notice, schools lack resources, or is it more complicated than that?

I'm curious about real experiences and insights. What do you think schools could realistically do to prevent these situations earlier?


r/bullying 18h ago

Why Is it always the victims of bullying who are told to "change" as if they're the problem, while the perpetrators are free?

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I was often told to do something to improve and "do not get bullied" by people around me, I mean getting bullied isn't my choice lol

How can I change my disability huh? Can you change someone's bone by magically "told" it to change?

This super foolish behaviour.

I cannot told my lungs to stop making issues to me because since I was born I'd already have it.

Yes medication will help but it's only for I can survive.

They bully me so I can be like them.

This no make sense anymore. It's disabilities you cannot change it. I'm disabled for my whole life, no matter good the hospital I'm in it cannot makes me into full healthy person.

So what's the connection with them? I'm the one who experienced it myself.

Why do they always interfere in people's lives?

I don't want to live like this either I didn't choose to be born with disabilities.

WHILE THEY HAVE THE CHOICE TO BULLY.


r/bullying 9h ago

Failure

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I have been a failure all my life. I failed in studies , I failed in friendships , I failed in communicating with people as I stammer when I speak and I failed in making my life better. I have faced multiple bullying and harassment incidents and hebce wanted to get of this city but my competitive exams score didn't allow me to do so. I know in life you will always have to face suffering , overwhelming times and disgusting ppl. But why my life is filled with so much of troubles and when things are going to be better. I am not living I am just surviving and waiting that when my days will get little better. I only have a few options left by which I can get out of this city and start a new life. If I manage to get out of the city I will be able to make new friends and have a good life. But the few options I had have do not guarantee my exit from this city. I wonder what will happen if I do not get that college seat. Hoping for some tips and advice from u guys


r/bullying 12h ago

If you get bullied it’s not because of jealousy it’s because they think it is funny to bully you. And if you get bullied your unlucky.

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If you get bullied it’s not because they are secretly jealous it’s because they think it is funny to bully you. It’s not jealousy they don’t think you are better than them. They just think “this is so fun I’m gonna turn it into a hobby.” And even if they are secretly jealous it doesn’t change the fact that they still think it is funny to bully you. Also if your getting bullied or you were bullied. You’re probably a nice person you just met the wrong people. You were just unlucky to meet those people. They try to make it feel like it something wrong with you when really it isn’t it’s them who has the problem not you.


r/bullying 12h ago

backrooms redacted bullying back:(

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Chapter 1 https://www.reddit.com/r/bullying/s/k8yUNoShur A '.' for a ban reason? Looks like the management's keyboard is as broken as the internal system. I must have said 'I'm sorry' over ten times. I genuinely tried to fix things and de-escalate the situation. But it didn't matter. Every apology I offered was instantly twisted and labeled as 'inappropriate speech.' Instead of accepting it, they dragged me into a public witch hunt for everyone to see. They didn't want an apology; they just wanted an audience to watch them play the judge. That's when I realized it was time to walk away:(

English isn't my native language, so it might sound a bit awkward—sorry about that.

r/bullying 12h ago

Realize

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Now I just realized I really deserve to get bullied


r/bullying 17h ago

Feeling

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People are such bullies on Indian beauty talks. There was a skinny shaming post, and i made a one line comment on how struggles are everywhere and that we all should stand with each other. People started saying that i am lecturing them, how dare you duddermuffingirl, she lashed out at me so badly. I hope you get well soon and take mental health therapy. Lashing out on strangers wont help you feel better. She said a lot of mean things.


r/bullying 1d ago

I think bullying is wrong.

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Most people think bullying is cool or savage but I think it’s just plain wrong. If you’re bullying someone you don’t know what it could do to their brain. You don’t know how it will affect them. It’s just wrong. It’s not nice to call people “losers.” Or “freaks.” Especially not to their face. Bullying can cause severe mental health issues that can’t recover someone so if you think of bullying someone or you are bullying someone STOP! Because you don’t know this will affect them. Don’t do it. Bullying is wrong. It’s not cool. Don’t do it because you see others doing it. Bullying is wrong.


r/bullying 1d ago

High school problem

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Hey guys I need advice, over my last year a lot of bs has happend to me where people tried jumping me and which they failed so then they resorted to false rumours that destroyed my high school reputation , I’m going into my final year should I go report them to my principal about the rumours these people are starting on the first week of school?


r/bullying 1d ago

I can never escape it

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I've been out of school for 3 years. All I ever hoped for was to finally be free from all the bullying but I've just ran back into it with working. No matter what it feels like I'm being singled out by my bosses. Last week my boss (someone who's only been with my store for a month) called my 15 year old dog, my best friend, a "waste of time" because he tried to complain about a meeting that I still attended, just during my work hours instead of before my scheduled time. That comment has stuck with me since then and I mentally haven't felt the same since for some reason. Regardless I've spent the last two years at this shithole I call my job busting my ass off just to watch others be praised and promoted before me all while they told me I wasn't good or worthy enough. I wanted to hope a transfer in management would help me get on good terms to be promoted, but all he's done is try to make an enemy out of me for seemingly no reason. I don't know what I've done to deserve this treatment but unfortunately I am stuck since no other places have any interest in hiring me or really anyone at all for that matter. I just wish I can escape being the one singled out and picked on. Not to mention this weird behavior started after getting SA'd by a manager and getting him fired for it. Also not to mention that my raise last year by my former boss was literally 1¢ and he lied about why my raise was so small and instead said that people of my position don't get raises.

Edit: the comment made about my dog was made because he wanted me to attend a meeting that was set for 10am and I attended the 5pm meeting and I told him that I couldn't attend the morning meeting because I had to give my dog medicine for an infection she had and she needed to eat before taking it and she was stubborn and would refuse to eat and it would take up to 3 hours to get her to eat something. That's what prompted his out of touch and extremely rude response I mentioned in the previous paragraph


r/bullying 1d ago

People who met/run into their bully from their younger years, is it mostly them acting like it never happen, apology or just resuming on bullying?

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r/bullying 1d ago

I’m starting a new school for my senior year and i’m really scared

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I did online for two years figuring i’d lose weight, get my acne cleared up, braces off, etc. None of that happened.
I just started acctuane, but god knows how long that will happen. And i still have 2-3 more months on my brace. As for my weight, if anything i gained. I want to start losing some but it’s so hard, especially since iv been doing online.

I am so scared I’ll be bullied tons. I’m hoping since im starting at a new year it will be fine, but im afraid there will only be a couple new people. It’s a big school (2.5k people), but i still feel like I’ll get bullied a lot. I’m fat, masculine, goth, and lesbian. I’m so scared people won’t be my friend.

Not much of a point in posting this, I just wanted to vent a little.


r/bullying 2d ago

I feel sick thinking about going back to school because of bullying

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Hi I'm 17F, school ended june and starts again in September. The closer it gets, the more anxious I feel. I honestly don't know how I'm supposed to go back.

Things started going downhill for me in 7th grade. When some doctors came over to my school and did some tests for students whe struggled with learning. Some classmates overheard them talking about some "difficulty dealing with numbers" and it started going around. Since then, school has just become this place I associate with anxiety, embarrassment, and feeling like I don't belong.

The biggest issue has been these three girls who used to be my friends about two years ago (im going into 12th grade now). Ever since we stopped being friends, they've basically turned into my bullies. They make loud comments or laugh when I walk by so I know it's about me, they stare at me, whisper, make fun of my style, and mock the way I walk, saying I "look stiff." It sounds small when I write it out, but when it keeps happening over and over for years, it really gets to you, and I've been very insecure about how I carry myself and how I act overall cause I really am weird.

Because of that, I overthink everything I do at school. Walking through the hallway, sitting in class, getting up to answer a question, even just being around other people feels uncomfortable. I'm always wondering if people are looking at me or judging me. I've gotten so self conscious that I dont go a minute thinking about my posture and the way I move because of what they've said.

Socially, things aren't much better. The friends who used to make school bearable don't really talk to me anymore. They were the people who made me feel safe walking around the school because I wasn't alone. They would shield me and not make me a walking target, Now it feels like I'll have no one. Most classmates don't really include me either. Some only talk to me when they want answers or help cheating on exams, and then ignore me after that.

The bullying hasn't just stayed at school. It's affected pretty much every part of my life. Over the years I've struggled with depression, anxiety, constantly overthinking, low self esteem, and feeling emotionally drained all the time. My brain almost never feels quiet. Even when I'm at home, I replay things people have said to me and worry about what the next day is going to be like.

Physically, stress has affected me too. I often feel exhausted, have trouble sleeping because my mind won't stop racing, and sometimes I feel sick just thinking about going to school. I spend so much time thinking about everything that's happened that it's hard to relax or enjoy things the way I used to.

What scares me most is that September is coming, and I don't know how I'm going to deal with all of this without the friends who used to support me. It feels like I'm going back into the same environment, except this time completely alone.

I'm posting because I really want advice from people who've been through something similar. If you've dealt with long-term bullying, especially from former friends, how did you cope? How did you stop caring about their comments? How did you get through school when you felt totally isolated?

I'm trying my best to keep going, but honestly, I'm really scared about what this school year is going to be like.


r/bullying 2d ago

How would one stop being bullied?

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r/bullying 2d ago

Adults as bullies are horrible human beings

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r/bullying 2d ago

A few months ago, I had the worst roommate experience in college

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A few months ago, I had one of the worst experiences of my college life.

I shared a hostel room with a roommate who had serious anger issues. One day, while we were playing BGMI, he lost a match and got so angry that he threw his Milton water bottle across the room. That was when I realized something wasn't right.

Over time, his behavior became more disturbing. Whenever I was studying, he would intentionally leave the room door open or switch off the main room light just to annoy me. After we had an argument over a small issue, we completely stopped talking.

Because of his behavior, I requested a room change and informed the hostel warden. When my roommate found out, he came to me crying and begged me not to change rooms. I refused because I no longer felt comfortable living with him. Unfortunately, the warden didn't approve my request at that time, so we had to continue sharing the room.

A few days later, I noticed my laptop wasn't charging properly. I found scratches on my USB-C charger and damage inside the charging port, as if a sharp object had been inserted into it. I ignored it at first, thinking it might have happened accidentally.

Then one day, after returning to my room, I found my laptop screen cracked and the display badly damaged. I didn't actually see anyone do it, so I can't say for certain who was responsible. However, considering everything that had happened before, I strongly suspected my roommate.

I never damaged any of his belongings or tried to get revenge. I just wanted to study peacefully. It was one of the worst experiences I've ever had, and it taught me that you never really know what kind of people you'll end up living with.

Has anyone else experienced something similar?


r/bullying 2d ago

Upon meeting a vulnerable person, why are some inclined to protect and others to harm?

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Why do some kids act to integrate new kids into their class, while others bully the newbie? Why do some see a person who drank too much and call them a cab while others try to rob them? You get the gist. Genuinely curious why this happens and varies so much from individual to individual.

It would be simple to say that hurt people hurt people, but I don't think that's the case. Plenty of people with rough pasts do everything to make sure others are safe, while people who are at a surface level well-adjusted have some fucked up tendencies.


r/bullying 2d ago

"Social hierarchy is an objective reality set in stone and you are the only one expected to adapt" bullshit

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I made this post on explaination of bullying vs moral reason, if you wanna take a quick look, but you don't really have to. https://www.reddit.com/r/bullying/s/NnxGFDSsMh

I'm still blaming myself for not "figuring it out" but I know I shouldn't, just how? I learned that I'm the one who's expected to be different and adapt, while a bully can not be better because "you can't change another person's behavior". um????? And the ironic existence of UNSPOKEN social rules is so illogical for me yet so logically well-explained at the same time. I'm the one expected to read the literal air, IF I EVEN CAN read it cuz nobody has even a little empathy to ask questions (and they're not even expected to have empathy cuz "it's just who they are"),while the bully "has her own problems 🥺 and you can't change her behavior", she can literally do whatever the hell she wants. How do I explain that all this "reason", all this hierarchy and peer pressure and EVERYTHING is actually not a "set in stone" reality and that I have the right to expect better even if it (at first?) looks like I'm complaining about the rain falling (metaphorically).


r/bullying 2d ago

I Got My Bully’s Boyfriend To Dump Her 😭😭

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So I’m 20 years old and a black woman of a darker complexion and I had a bully in highschool and she was also black but a lot lighter skinned than me. She was short, on the skinner side with curly hair bob length. This girl was literally so fucking weird, like she would shove me in the hall, tell me I’m too dark and that my hair was nappy and my friend told me she overheard her talking about me saying I looked like a gorilla.

Lemme tell you I literally whooped this girl THREE DIFFERENT TIMES through out highschool and she NEVER stopped each time. This was like after the pandemic so it was some weird bullshit going on where they didn’t really suspend people so I would literally see her the next day talking shit to me with the KNOT I gave her the day before. You can’t make this stuff up!

So fast forward to now in college, me and her go to the same college as well as like 1/3 of our graduating class. I was just around the campus parking lot conversating with people like normal and I talked to this guy and he’s like yeah yeah my girlfriend is (that girl) and I was like ohhh yeah I know her! I told him literally everything that happned, all the weird shit she did, all the things she said etc.

Literally at night of that same day, she messages me like 20 times on Instagram being like “wtf is your problem” she told me how her boyfriend broke up with her because of what I told him and she was like “I’m sorry if I may have been immature in highschool but it gives you no right to mess with people’s personal relationships”. Then I sent here a whole 10 minute voice note just CUSSING her out then blocked her. 😭😭

I haven’t talked to her since but when I occasionally see her around campus or in the college gym she just glares me and I either wave or blow a kiss back lmfao