Were you bullied in high school, if so, what was it like?

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I was bullied in junior high by two kids who were basically towering giants over me. It was mostly BS jokes I ignored until they got physical and then I shocked them by getting pretty violent (in defense, of course). Strangely, one of them killed himself a year later. That was an odd funeral.

In high school, it wasn't as much as direct bullying as it was being made fun of, behind my back. I had everything comprehensively messed up and was valiantly attempting to cope without knowing I had Asperger's (which meant I forced myself to be social, went around people, and immediately froze up, not understanding escalation of conversation, body language, or anything like that). Basically an entire group of people I thought were friends of mine, never wanted me around, and eventually made jokes of inviting me to go out with them, then hiding away when I arrived. Additionally, one time later I was falsely accused of theft, of which in my lack of social skills I accidentally reinforced the rumor by saying I had no idea but I'd be looking for it, which they took as "looking for it" (e.g. them thinking I was pretending to find it when I stole it in the first place! ). But, this was really just used as a way to "get rid of" me. Mind you, I did suspect it, despite my complete lack of social skills and ability to read people. So, when I overheard the truth from a sibling of one of them during a summer job I had, I cut them off and never spoke to them again.

Since then, I have been extremely selective in those I allow near me.