Stereotypes in High School

I hated high school. I remember being bullied in high school. I think being bullied, my eating disorder and trying hard to fit in all had a negative impact on my self esteem as a teen and it most likely has a large impact on the way I see myself today. It was not easy going through school as an outcast. There is a lot of peer pressure put on teens and a lot of labeling and things have not change that drastically since I was in school as far as still having cliques and children trying hard to fit in. You are either popular or your not!

When I was in my first year in high school have these super thick glasses that magnify my already big eyes. So, everyone called me a nerd and all. Some self-proclaimed (but pathetic) popular girls picked on me. It was very hard for me. But on my Third year I released the "fighter" in me. I became tougher than all of them and I use my brains to get back at them (like using deep words when insulting them so that they wouldn't understand what I am saying). Stereotyping sucks. It makes your self-esteem suffer and you end up believing that you really are a loser - even if you really aren't. One thing though, don't let it get to you so much. God created you unique and special and for Him, there are no geeks, no popular students and absolutely no weirdos

Luckily when I went to school we didn't really have any bullies. As it was an all girls school we had the tarts, geeks, weirdos etc but most people left each other alone. I fitted into the weirdo group as I was about the only vegetarian there. I was also very political and a group of us joined CND and went on all the marches in London. We even went to Greenham Common on the day they formed a human chain around the base. I had the punk hairstyles and listened to indie music. When I look back I never did conform and now I realise I still don't. Having teenagers myself now, I see they are not as militant as my generation, although my son is a graffiti artist and claims he's an anarchist.LOL

When i went to highschool it was hard. I was different. I liked weird things. I was kind of geeky because I like magic the gathering playing cards, I was OBSESSED with Marilyn Manson, I liked heavy metal music, I wore "punk" clothes had weird hairdos etc.... But instead of letting people pick on me I started lashing out at them. I encouraged all of the kids who were my friends to lash out and pick on people. We became bullies who essentially took the school over. I feel SO horribly BAD when I think of all of the "pretty" kids we made fun of.... sigh.... I was such a horrible kid.