Bullies/Mental Illness
Question:
I would say, too, that mental illness tends to attract yet more bullies to you… I don’t think being bullied in school had much to do with the cause of my depression (since I was just barely in school at the point i first remember feeling depressed) — but being excruciatingly shy, disconnected from the world, and lonley even if people like and want to be around you makes you an easy target for bullies… someone without the resources to fight back. i got a lot more of that when i was in episodes of depression than periods of normality. nicole (who often wants to throw things at people who say anti-depressants shouldn’t be given to children)
Response:
I agree Nicole. I took a lot of abuse as a kid. Not good for the self-image. I was the smallest, youngest kid in my class. Shy, not good in sports. Good student. Learned how to make people laugh, it helped. Not shure if the bullyingaggrivated the depression or vice – versa. Either way, been there, done that,
Response:
- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I get a lotta that too. Its like these predatory people can smell your fear and vulnerability. I’m having to mingle with normies at work, trying to come across as stable and unfluttered. Its bizarre how total strangers can sense somethings not right about me and purposely try to intimidate me with learing smiles, dirty looks, obscene gestures. Most of time, I’m so numb on meds that it doesn’t bother me. But when I’m stressed out, or feeling anxiety it can really bother me. There are people who want to get to know me. But I can’t help but be evasive. I’m only comfortable with long time friends and family. People think I’m being stuck up. There’s no way they can understand how alien- ated I feel. The only people who truly understand me are here at ASD. But I cannot see, hear, touch any of you…
I wish I could see hear or touch you too. Its very lonely here in Singapore… at least I feel no one understands me. But at the same time I am blessed with so much but focus too much on the negatives. Thanx for being a friend Yosh. Your inconsistent friend Joe
Response:
I would say, too, that mental illness tends to attract yet more bullies to you… I don’t think being bullied in school had much to do with the cause of my depression (since I was just barely in school at the point i first remember feeling depressed) — but being excruciatingly shy, disconnected from the world, and lonley even if people like and want to be around you makes you an easy target for bullies… someone without the resources to fight back.
I get a lotta that too. Its like these predatory people can smell your fear and vulnerability. I’m having to mingle with normies at work, trying to come across as stable and unfluttered. Its bizarre how total strangers can sense somethings not right about me and purposely try to intimidate me with learing smiles, dirty looks, obscene gestures. Most of time, I’m so numb on meds that it doesn’t bother me. But when I’m stressed out, or feeling anxiety it can really bother me. There are people who want to get to know me. But I can’t help but be evasive. I’m only comfortable with long time friends and family. People think I’m being stuck up. There’s no way they can understand how alien- ated I feel. The only people who truly understand me are here at ASD. But I cannot see, hear, touch any of you…
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