My Son [Reader Submitted]
- Posted: June 27, 2011 and this post was last modified June 27, 2011.
I live in the UK. My son was bullied from the age of 10 – verbally, physically and on line. He did not tell us anything till he was 12 when he broke down. He developed severe depression and was diagnosed with bi-polar and his psychiatrist said it was triggered by the bullying. He lost all his self confidence, self esteem and self worth. He was an extremely intelligent boy with a very gentle, caring and loving nature and very, very musically talented. He begged me to let him die after three overdose attempts were stopped. I spent days and nights talking to him over many years. At 17years of age he looked up info on suicide websites( Dr Death’s) and gassed himself with helium. That was two and a half years ago and I campaign vigorously in the UK for changes in the law and school policies etc. Matt has a page through mine called BAN SUICIDE WEBSITES FOR MATT’S SAKE. I support your cause fully – it is a worldwide problem.
Everyone has become too complacent…check out http://www.stand4hope.com to see some effective anti-bullying training for anyone. It’s super cheap…our PTA is sponsoring our school.