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Anecdotally: I was bullied a lot in school. When I became avoidant and just stayed at home, I was a lot happier because I didn't have those stressors.
by bloopernova 5y ago
Anecdotally:
I was bullied a lot in school. When I became avoidant and just stayed at home, I was a lot happier because I didn't have those stressors.
- voisin 5y agoI concur. Perhaps the break from schools opened their eyes to the notion that life didn’t have to be the total hell that it is for a lot of young kids and then being forced back was too much to handle, on top of all of the other stuff everyone has been struggling with this last year.
- hn_throwaway_99 5y agoAgreed. Honestly, there are many times I've been very thankful that I grew up in an age before social media. At least when I went home the torment would stop and I could relax somewhat. I think kids who are bullied today have it so much worse with the ever presence of cellphones and the internet.
- bazooka_penguin 5y agoPublic school was probably the most miserable part of my life, especially as one of the only asians in a black and white heavy school district. The few years my parents afforded private school to get me away from the violence was only a little better. Moving to Southern California where the schools had significantly more asians was a big improvement. Needless to say, I'm not a fan of public schooling and the one size fits all approach
- k__ 5y agoSame here. I spent most of my time in front of TV and PC until I was 17. The only thing that changed was getting Internet on the PC when I was 15. So, I could finally talk with people that had something in common with me.
- maceurt 5y agoI was bullied a lot in school and then I quit going to school and started staying home and never felt worse in my life.