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From: Bob Q.
Date: 15 Oct 2012
Time: 11:18:26 -0500
Remote Name: 143.43.161.101
Hi Carly: This is an excellent question and I have not replied to it sooner because I have been thinking about it and wanted to give you a good answer. What worked for me was to surround myself with people who were supportive and to avoid the bullies. I know that is often easier said than done but as I think back to my days in upper elementary through high school, I realize that I had a core of close friends who I could count on and those were the people I spent time with. I was able to avoid situations where I was alone with bullies. I also grew up in a family where we did a lot of good-natured kidding so I was used to being in an environment where there were comments that might be taken as “hurtful.” However, I knew that my family was not being hurtful (except, perhaps, for my brother ;-)> ) and took it in stride. That may have helped me to be less reactive to comments from my peers. I do know that people’s reactions to, and experiences with, bullying are quite individual so it is difficult to give a “this worked for me so it will work for you” answer. However, I hope this helps a little. Thanks for the great question and sorry it took me so long to reply! Bob Q.