Ok well I'm a 15 year old girl and I had this huge problem in the 7th grade. People in the 7th grade made VERY BAD and NOT TRUE rumors about ME!!!(which I rather say them) but I don't know why.?! I came to that school as a new kid and then in 2 weeks it spread through the whole school. It's very hard remembering it because it's makes me cry. :( even in public people used say things about me. I was scared of doing something about it I was very alone so yea you can say I was mentally bullied. :( then I moved out of the area and went to a new school. It's already been 3 or 4 years this has happened to me and I haven't told any about it either. Every day I still remember about it and now that I'm in high school I'm very PARANOID I think I hear things that there not there I still cry about it. I'm scared of falling in the same thing and REGRET not stopping those rumors in the 7th grade!! It's affected me in so many ways. So please can you give me any advice.?.? Plus I've been very depressed.
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It may be time to talk to a psychiatrist, or your school councilor. Holding on to this is not healthy. Talking about it to someone you trust might also help relieve some of the pressure.
The way I dealt with rumors (now I admit that it's not exactly ideal) is laugh at how stupid they are. Because honestly what they say is not only complete bull but it is pretty funny to think that the people I thought were so uncreative actually extrapolated something that false! Usually when I burst out laughing they would stare at me like I was crazy, back away slowly, and never try to tell me a rumor about myself ever again.
Tragically people will always talk, and believe me middle/high school is the worst of it. So try and tough it out and I promise it will be worth it. And if it makes you feel any better almost every girl I knew in high school was rumored to be a "lesbian", "slut", or "*****" if not a combination of all three.
Well friend, I've also gone through it when I was on the 4th grade, I was always intimidated by others, but do not worry this some passes, but you have to talk to the school board and seek a psychologist, and have support from family.
Hope this helps, kisses and get well