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And those of you who got me through my existential crisis (y'all know who you are) - thanks so much.
I’m just so relieved it’s over.
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So I just saw this news article about another young kid who took his own life because of bullying. He was only 14 years old. According to the article, on September 9th, he wrote the following online:
“I always say how bullied I am but no one listens. What do I have to do so people will listen to me?”
It may be too late to save him, but there are thousands of teenagers out there that feel this way on a daily basis. How many times do you or people that you know look the other way when they see bullying happening? It is NOT okay. Ever. I don’t care if they are hitting you with fists or with words…this SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING.
So what can we do about? First, I’m going on record right now to say this. I am a therapist, but more importantly, I am a human being. I WANT to listen. I WANT to help anyone who needs to talk. It doesn’t matter if we’ve never met or that we live a continent away or that the only thing that we have in common is a love of Glee. My ask box is always open for anonymous and non-anonymous posts and I’m an insomniac who barely ever sleeps to begin with. If you need to talk about ANYTHING, day or night, I’m here. You may think no one loves you or cares about you, but you’re wrong. I’ve never even met you and I already love and accept you for being exactly who you are. And if other people are reading this and feel the same way, reblog this to let people know that you want to listen too.
Second, there is a lot we can do to help people in real life as well. If you see someone being teased, if someone forwards you a nasty e-mail making fun of someone else, or if you see that there is someone sitting alone and looking lost, SAY SOMETHING. DO SOMETHING. There is safety and power in numbers. Bullying is so prevalent into today’s society because we are too quick to look the other way, to say “eh, he (or she) can handle it,” or to say “well, what can I do to stop it?”
What can we do to stop it? Everything. We just have to care enough to make it a priority.
…and this concludes my soapbox rant. We’ve come a long way as a society to the point that we have a hit TV show like Glee that is giving us story lines like the ones between Kurt and his dad, between Kurt & Blaine, and even between Kurt and Karofsky. But every time I see a news article like this, I’m reminded of how far we still have to go.
But please, please always remember that you are not alone and it WILL get better.
Sarah
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