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Anonymous
October 20th, 2020 5:27am
I'm sorry you're going through this. Unfortunately, there isn't one answer for this question but based on experiences in my onw life, I can say that people who get picked on usually have something special about them that the bully is jealous or insecure of, such as good looks, intelligence, or even something you don't notice about yourself such as a good support system or big ambitions. The bottom line is, the problem is not with you at all but rather with the people who are picking on you when they could be working on improving themselves and making their lives better.
Anonymous
May 18th, 2021 7:45am
People pick on others because of things wrong in their own lives. I do not think that people will just go out of their way to be mean to others. People pick on others because of factors affecting them and they are just bad at expressing their emotions. It is wrong of them to pick on you and just know that it is not your fault. The person who is doing the bullying, even if they have issues in their own lives, are still at fault for taking this unnecessary action. You do not deserve to be picked on, nobody does.
People often pick on others because of some differences between yourself and them. For example height, or even stammering etc. Another reason for people to bully you might be that because of their own personal problems. People also pick on others to feel powerful. The best solution might be to stand up to your bully.
Anonymous
July 21st, 2018 6:03pm
Usually when people pick on someone it's a sign that they're relaying their own frustraitions onto you, or sometimes when people get jealous (or as I like to say, 'jelly') then they pick on the person they feel jelly of, in order to make themselves feel better.
Anonymous
July 24th, 2018 4:02pm
They probably pick on you because they are mean people, also because you are probably different from them
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