Words Hurt

Anonymous

I grew up in a happy home with a loving family that supports me. I know this might not sound like a typical sad story, but when I went into the eighth grade, my life crumbled. I started the year like my seventh grade year, with all my friends and the same teachers. By the first week, life started to change. My best friend decided to hate me for no reason, and she made everyone in my middle school hate me, so all day I would have no one to talk to and when we had to pick partners in class projects, I would either be by myself or with my assistant teacher. I started to hate myself and my bubbly personality withdrew. I started to do poorly in school and I got in many more fights with my siblings. Then the teasing started. People I barley knew came up to me and said rude things to me. Everyday, I would hear names like ugly, fat, stupid and some nasty things being thrown at me. I began to take my sadness and anger out on myself by cutting myself and starving myself. Nothing worked to cease the constant pain I was in.

One night, I was sitting on my bed crying when my mother walked in on me. She began to go into parent mode, freaking out about why I was crying and telling me she would call anyone's parents. I told her I was fine and that it was just a massive headache when she saw the deep cuts on my wrists. She looked at me with deep sadness in her eyes, and that's when I told her everything. My mom told me I was the best thing in her life, and that she doesn't know what she would do if I wasn't in her life. That's when things started to get better for me. My parents moved me to a different school where I met many wonderful people and made many good friends. I also have a boyfriend now, and he tells me everyday how special I am to him, and how beautiful and smart I am. I also go to therapy, and it really helped me become a more confident person. I also found that music and drama are a way to escape my pain. Now I'm a happy teenage girl that is thankful for everything she has, and I hope my story helps.