I am being bullied, what do I do?

[Mac]

I am 15 years old and I am a freshman in high school. I have gone to private school my whole life and now for high school I am at a public school. I didn't really know anybody when I first went to the school but I made some good friends that I like and who like me too. However, there is a group at my school who everybody knows. You might call them "the popular group" or the "cool kids" or whatever. Anyway. They have been saying mean stuff about me behind my back and I am hearing about it from my friend. They have called me "weird", "prude", "overachiever". They have made fun of me for not doing drugs or drinking alcohol by saying "oh i bet she gets high off caffeine" and when I followed them on twitter they said "ewwww, im not following her back!" They have said all of this about me but have never met me or talked to me. I have only heard these things through my friends. These comments really hurt me and have caused me to be self concious, they have caused me to be less confident, and they have even caused me to self harm ( i know you think i am over reacting but i have a lot of other things going on in my life right now so they are not the only reason for my self harm).

Is this considered bullying? What do I do? I am so sad and confused and I really need help.

[sillysnail778]

Hi there. I was in a similar situation last year but it was my own friends who said bad stuff about and to me because of my religion/way I am. :3 And I absolutely understand the selfharm thing, your life must be really hard right now... how I overcame it, I talked to them personally and one on one, instead of their Ppack, I tried finding other topics to talk about, I ignored them or countered their arguments. Sometimes made fun of them as well. It doesn't bother me anymore, it's not my fault, but theirs, so it really has little to do with me. I also suggest you stop trying to find out what mean things these people said about you, that only makes the situation worse. All the best, and btw, the bullies last year are some of my best friends now. ;3

[Kristen!]

I know this seems cheesy, but you should really tell someone. It'll help bunches. I've been bullied before. If you can't tell anyone at home, maybe you can tell your favorite teacher or a guidance counselor. Please just remember that they're only bullying you because they have nothing better to do. It's gonna take a little time to get used to, but try to ignore them. I know, easier said than done. Just remember that you're here for a reason.
Good Luck! If you need anyone to talk to, my Tumblrs are short-shorts-flip-flops.tumblr.com and katyscupofcoffee.tumblr.com. My Twitter is @krist3nxo.

[bigarmy394]

I guess you could call it bullying, but trust me people will say bad things about you behind your back whether you are the popular girl or the one that nobody likes. I am sure you are a wonderful person, and you have to believe that about yourself before others will! Stay clear of those mean girls and find yourself some friends who respect you. Good luck!!! It gets easier as you get older btws.

[BrokenSword15]

You're definitely not overreacting. This is bullying. Those girls/boys hurt you. No matter is it inside or outside they hurt you. I don't know how you look like but I don't care. I see you are a beautiful and a nice person just by the text you typed. I haven't been never bullied as the way you have now. And it feels even worse when you're 15 because all this teenage "have to fit in" bullshit.

1) Don't follow the bullies on twitter. Don't be friends of them on facebook. Prevent them right away so they can't hurt you in the social media. Best way to just delete the whole twitter like Miley did. lol

2) Don't care. I know this sounds hard but don't care. I'm 15 too and no one bullies me but I have had problems of being lonely and sometimes even if no one bullies you you might get stressed just because of you start to imagine what other people thinks about you. But you need to think about it this way: They're just other 15 year old teenagers, all teens are still growing up, some slower some faster, clearly you and your brains grow faster while they're still stuck on the dumb half brain idiot part. Why would you care about what they say when they are mean people and what's the point pleasing mean people? When you don't care and you seem confidence you annoy them because they didn't success. If they don't like you it's their lose. They have to worry about it not you. They waste their life thinking about how make you feel bad about something that they don't like in you. While they're stuck in their hate, alcohol and drugs you move forward and success things they will hope to have succeed when they are adults.

3) Maybe new hobby or something what you like to do can make your thoughs go away from the half brained idiots. Also if you have someone to talk to talk to her about how idiots those girls/boys are and how they're wasting their life. Having someone who agrees with you will make you feel better. If I hate someone really much I play some war game trying to imagine this person being the target or Sims 3 (in which I make this person and burn it or something). This may sound crazy but it raises my mood when I'm laughing at it. lol That's how I can release my hate on someone