I'm very sorry for what you went through. IMO there's way, way too little acknowledgement of how psychologically scarring bullying truly is. I don't think society's quite ready to go there, because it's still too much of a popular tool, used in so many places. Society is just starting to truly grapple with childhood trauma and not even doing very well with that. If society has to admit that bullying is abuse and totally unacceptable... Umm, then a heck of a lot of people won't know what to do cos bullying is their daily modus operandi.
There's a book about bullying by Jodee Blanco called "Please stop laughing at me" that's really good and Brene Brown has got some amazing resources for overcoming shame from things like bullying.
There's a book about bullying by Jodee Blanco called "Please stop laughing at me" that's really good and Brene Brown has got some amazing resources for overcoming shame from things like bullying.