This message has its own website at
http://afbv.weebly.com HOWEVER...I wanted to post it here in a thread where people can find it quickly on the forum. I created this message last year after hearing about Amanda Todd, and I know it makes a difference. I thought it was right to share it here as well for the sake of anyone who is on the edge due to bullying.
There are links below the message showing where else you can find it on the web and there is also further explanation for the reason behind my message. I am not trying to make money. I'm trying to help people.
Have a blessed day, and here is the message.
Affirmations for Bullying Victims
by Cyndi H.
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This is a message to anyone who is being bullied right now. It doesn't matter if it's online or IRL. This is for you.
YOU matter.
Your opinions matter.
Your feelings matter.
Your thoughts matter.
Your dreams matter.
Your LIFE matters.
You are special.
You are beautiful.
You are talented.
You are valuable.
You are wonderful.
You are respected.
You are cared about.
You are STRONG.
You are a good person.
You are loved.
You can succeed.
You can reach out.
You can hold on.
You can overcome.
You mean something.
You have worth.
You deserve to LIVE.
I LOVE YOU.
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Ways to help spread this message:
If you are a teacher or a student, you can print the message's homepage ([
http://afbv.weebly.com) and pass it around at school. (It only takes a single sheet of paper).
If you are part of a social media site or a forum, you can copy and paste this wherever you hang out.
If you have a Youtube, a Vimeo or any other video blog account, you can make a video reading my message.
If you have Twitter or use an instant messaging service such as AIM, you can link people to the message.
By doing this, you just might save someone's life.
Follow me on Twitter; I tweet positive and antibullying messages with the hashtag #afbv:
https://twitter.com/BeAffirmed
Come see this message on my Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_sZzFiuymo
Here is the Facebook page for this movement:
https://www.facebook.com/AffirmationsForBullyingVictims
My Pinterest board:
http://pinterest.com/beaffirmed/affi...lying-victims/
If you are in crisis right now, go here:
http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
or call 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
Let this message be heard: Bullying is NEVER okay!
The reason behind the Affirmations For Bullying Victims movement is a simple one. I want to help people. I was bullied almost to the point of suicide myself back in the 1990's. It's not a new problem, but it is more publicized today. I know how horrible and lonely it feels when nobody stands up to help. I took every negative thing I was led to believe during those dark years and turned them into a message of encouragement. I want people to know that
I've been there, I got through it and I want you to get through it too.
Bullying makes people feel alone and powerless. Inept handling of bullying by authority figures might result in the victim taking matters into their own hands. In the most extreme cases, the outcome is death. Like Megan Meier, Amanda Todd and many others, all young people who committed suicide. Like Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, or Cho Seng-Hui; the shooters who took other lives as well as their own at Columbine and Virginia Tech. How many more shootings and suicides will it take?
Each and every child you see is a promise for the future. Children who get bullied severely and survive might be afraid to express themselves. They may never see their full potential because they're too busy watching their backs, bracing themselves for ridicule and wishing to disappear instead of focusing on their schoolwork and talents. They might throw away their future by committing suicide, or by trying to harm or kill their tormentors. Some are lucky and overcome it all. Others grow up believing they're too ugly, stupid or worthless to be anything special. They might wander down a path of self destruction because they think they don't matter. No one should grow up feeling that way about themselves.
There are several great anti-bullying resources available. It's as easy to find them as it is to get on Google or Yahoo and run a search. The problem I see is most of it focuses on dealing with the bullies. What about the people being bullied? Victims of bullying NEED to hear words of encouragement. They need to know someone out there cares and believes they are worth something.
And that is why the Affirmations For Bullying Victims message exists.
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It's not a good thing no matter how you look at it. NOW some fair better than others in getting over it or finding their true confidence and forget these idiots,,, but not all are made the same. I try to teach anyone I know to stand up for self,,, You are worthy of respect- but even on these posts, I find a lot of bully mentality- the selfish, self serving, arrogant beings that can't be considerate of others enough to give them "value"-- are very much alive. As my ex used to say-"what they eat- don't make you s**t"-I try to remember that daily- 
