I went into horrible cycles of depression and reckless behaviour that was only magnified by the social situation and isolation I found myself in.

Hey everyone, I cannot believe that I have lived 24 years of my life and not already found a site like this, and I stumbled across it today. I battled through all my high school years because of a stupid sexual rumour that surfaced between me and a guy that I was seeing at the time. It made my life HELL and I got seriously bullied over it, and it basically left me with no friends, no network, all because of a chance and silly encounter with a rude and disrespectful person. I can admit, in hindsight, it was a mistake to get involved with a boy like that, and I paid the price for that mistake heavily. I became very isolated, the labeling led me to go down the promiscuous path even more (I started to just accept and believe this was what my life should be like). I am a very academic and spirited young adult, with a lot of vitality, hope and good ideas, but these people killed it for me for a number of years! I feel so sorry for anyone who committed suicide over this! I went into horrible cycles of depression and reckless behaviour that was only magnified by the social situation and isolation I found myself in. Ultimately it was my decision, but if I would have had the support and understanding, I may have been able to suffer less, and understand the error of my ways. I did not have a very good family support system either. I guess you live and learn with these things, but the most important thing for other girls going through this is to know that you are not alone, and not everyone is a horrible, judgmental bully, people can be quite understanding and forgiving of your mistakes. In my opinion, and with all the things I have been through, I learn not to judge others over these things, people can do as they wish, as long as they aren't harming themselves or others. There are open minded people out there that do have a lot more understanding than your average joe on the street who will sit there and call you names and try to make you feel worthless! It's hard, but you MUST stand up to these people, otherwise they can cause you great psychological damage! Love and support to anyone who is going through this, I have been there, and I hope you get through it! - Laura