Knock 'Em Down! How To Bulldoze Bullies

Bullying can be in any form.

It can be getting taunted, body-shamed, mocked at when you ask a question, sexually abused, verbally abused...

Mind you, you can also get bullied if you are successful, rich, beautiful, a go-getter...

So, the other day, when I was getting bombarded by shady sarcastic comments, it took me some time to process it. "I am 29 and people still have the guts to bully me!" i thought. And then a flashback occurred...

I was 16 and had gained a lot of weight. I would run and win a 100 meters race but still, I couldn't stop eating the food. My mother, a doctor by profession, was concerned about my health and urged me to exercise regularly. Of course, I did not listen to her... Anyway, so one day I went to school wearing a pair of baggy jeans and i saw the "cool girls" group whispering and judging my outfit and me. I walked past them and walked a little ahead and I turned back... Now the cool girl group was giggling, gazing at my lower body. At first, I wanted to walk up to them and "face my fears" but I turned back and started walking again...Not because I was scared but I had just become wise for a minute.

That day, I promised myself that I would study hard and get good grades because how I look to them, did not matter to me. And I studied hard, got good grades, and suddenly I was loved by my teachers and respected by other students.

I was such a badass.

When this flashback occurred, I told myself, "Hey! just concentrate on what you want to do and what you want to achieve. Cancel the noise and everything will be fine."

I got up, went to the gym, worked out for an hour and a half, cooked dinner, finished my pending work, and had a good 7 hours of sleep.

I am still a badass.

And still a little plump but I have never loved my body as I do now.

Of course, this is a bullying that I could brush off my shoulders. But if someone or a group of people are bullying you and is affecting you, report it to the authorities immediately.