I have PTSD from bullying. I can tell you what people are like. Online they act all noble and outraged that bullying happens, but IRL they won’t get involved. They watch you when you’re bullied by others, and they sometimes even confront you and tell you that you shouldn’t “stand out”, you shouldn’t fight back your bullies, you should just “bear with it for a while because if you fight back, it’ll get worse for you”. They won’t help you and most of the times they will talk to you like you should’ve done better, that it’s all your fault that you’re being picked on. I fought back anyways. And I still get PTSD. Because NO ONE, absolutely no one, will stand up for the ones who are bullied. They won’t ever protect you. But online, they’ll pretend to be warriors for justice who would always cover for the ones bullied.
