During my first year of middle school, I faced an enormous challenge: being bullied. Prior to middle school, I had been bullied throughout elementary school. However, in middle, the stakes became higher and my stress levels became to the point where I wanted to be alone. This was a very frustrating challenge because I was always a very strong student with high grades. I was a great student, listening and paying attention, never got in trouble. However, when it came for wanting to help teachers and becoming more and more of a good student I got bullied. I was pushed around and having people call me names, even though I ignored everyone it got to the point where I just broke down in tears and wanted to really just give up. I absolutely had to