The Bully:
Hi I'm Alfie, and I am a cyber bully. At home things are hard. My mum and dad are constantly screaming and fighting with each other. Sometimes they take it out on me. I cry myself to sleep at night and that is why I decided to cyber bully. To be honest I am shy. I would never have the courage to do it in person so the internet is the safest place to do it. I like to see others to be in pain like I am constantly. I know this is wrong. I started off when I was playing call of duty on my xbox that's where I let out all of my anger. Then someone I was playing against annoyed me. I started threatening them and calling them names. I thought they deserved to suffer. From there it escalated. Every night I would abuse them through my xbox, taking my anger out on them. Then my parents found out. At first they were angry but when they asked why I did it I told them about how unhappy I was. They were so upset that I hadn't told them and the arguing started to stop. They helped me apologise even though I know that will never be enough. Now I am happier and I know that I can speak to my parents whenever I am sad. So my message is speak to someone. There is always a reason behind why you are feeling the need to cyber bully and people can help you with that. Never keep your feelings locked away.
The Victim:
Hi I'm James and last year I was cyber bullied. It was the worst time in my life. I would go home and find my xbox full of mean and hurtful messages, ruining my self esteem and confidence. The wort thing was I didn't even know why it was happening to me. I hadn't done anything wrong. I would lock myself away in my bedroom, leaving the feelings swelling up inside of me. Then it got too much and I seeked for help on the internet where I came across CyberPals. Through their help and advice I managed to pluck up the confidence to speak to my parents. They were so upset that I hadn't told them and they then took the necessary action to stop this problem In the end my bully apologised and I found out that he as doing it as he had problems of his own. That thought never even crossed my mind and looking back, if I have realised that it could have been stopped sooner. So speak out. Even i it is only to let your emotions out. If people know then they can help you.
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