How Cyber Bullying Affected Me

cyber bullying has personally affected me because I am a victim of it. I recall my father telling my gossiping aunts about some personal health issues I had. This information soon reached a cousin of mine who humiliated me on Facebook. This is where it all went downhill. He found joy in revealing my insecurities as several people would read and message me about this. Because of this cyber bullying, it took a huge impact in my trust with my own family. I wasn't happy for what I went through. People, over and over exclaim that we should not care what others think about us, but when there's several people out there making fun of you with things that are true, this really takes a toll on one's self-esteem. This especially hurts when it's family you
consider close and even friends you consider close. To see that the one who calls you their best friend, make fun of you when you're going through hard times just leaves you crying. A few of these people I consider closest to me, are the same ones that say I'm wasting my time going to college. Everything I like and that makes me happy, in their eyes it's a waste of time. Even when I had a boyfriend, my gossiping aunts would start rumors that he would physically abuse me which wasn't true. Yes, I have been harassed through text messages, through e-mails, and especially through social media. Feelings of anger had taken over me as I fought back immaturely to defend myself.
I was labeled and given harsh names. Nobody deserves to be bullied, we should be busy supporting each other and giving each other constructive criticism rather than giving out demeaning behavior. I find myself being too nice to where I know that if people make fun of me, I wouldn't make fun of them. I don't want to stoop to that level. I don't want anybody giving bullies the satisfaction of seeing us sad and failing. Clearly, we must do the opposite. I am not dropping out of college just because someone says I am wasting my time, Just because I was called desperate, a Debbie downer, or weak, etc. doesn't mean I'm going to give those labels any truth. As we grow, we begin to mature. Thankfully, years have passed and after all these complications, I learned to forgive my cousin. He was going through a hard time himself. After forgiveness, we became the closest of cousins. I am thankful that websites allow us to report rude/inappropriate content. I believe that's what helped everyone who witnessed this to soon forget about this mishap. This is a reminder that we should all watch what we say and to be careful what secrets we reveal and to
who. The people you trust also trust other people. This is our lives so we have the ability to let situations build us up or take us down. However, since we only have one, let's make it a beautiful one.