Things only bullied kids will understand

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-Beliving that none of your friends actually want to be your friend and they hate being near you
-Hating normal things because they were used to mock you
-Having to seek constant validation for your existance
-Remembering particular insults you’ve been called for years and will probably never forget them
-Beliving you’re too ugly for anyone to ever love
-Not wanting to go to a new school/further education because you know the same thing will happen there
-Having your parents tell you that you’re only being ‘teased’
-Having people wash their hands in disgust if they accidentally touch you.

Remember, you don’t have to feel all of these to understand

-Having people say you like someone as a way to gross that someone out
-Never quite trusting anyone.
-Having people ask you out as a dare
-”They’re only making fun of you ‘cause they’re jealous!”
-”He’s only mean to you ‘cause he’s got a crush on you!”
-Having to deal with bullshit ‘zero tolerance’ policies

-”hey, my friend thinks you’re cute!”

This. I dealt with almost all of this bullshit all my life and it still haunts me today…

-being unable to process genuine acceptance and compliments when you finally get them
-fear emotional intimacy will result in betrayal

compliments and praise.. yeah.. even when I got them, in the back of my mind I was always wondering if people genuinely liked me or what I did.. or if they were just bullshitting. I have difficulty accepting compliments to this very day because of this.

I wouldn’t say my trust issues are product of bullying; it stopped when I turned 13 or 14, but I do hate compliments and praise in general. Why would I deserve them anyway?