Hi there
Thank you so much for writing to me about these tough things that are going on for you. It sounds really scary and horrible that you’re getting all these prank calls and that people are calling you names and threatening you. Behaviour like this is always wrong and no-one should have to put up with it. It sounds really lonely to feel so left out, so I’m glad you’ve contacted me to talk about it.
You’ve done well to talk to your family and your friend about the bullying. I know that sometimes it can be really hard to ignore bullies, and feel as though that isn’t really helping. As far as the prank calls go, there might be some practical things you can do to stop them. If the calls are coming through on your mobile, have you contacted your service provider about them? It might be worth trying that, as they could possibly give you some advice or do something about the calls. If the calls are coming through on a landline, I wonder how you might feel about asking your family to answer the phone and tell the bullies to stop calling?
It sounds from your letter as though people are bullying you at school as well. It’s great that you’ve told your friends and family about this – perhaps you could have a think about talking to a teacher about the bullying as well? All schools must have an anti-bullying policy in place to stop behaviour like this, so it might be a good idea to talk to a teacher who you like about what the policy is in your school and what can be done about the way that the bullies are behaving.
It does sound as if things are so tough for you right now. If you ever want to talk to someone about your feelings, you can always contact ChildLine, either by ringing on freephone 0800 1111, or by emailing or having a 1-2-1 counselling session, both of which you can do via the website. ChildLine are always there for you, and whichever counsellor you speak to will do their best to listen and understand.
Take care
Sam