Shirley, it couldn't be more clear that the reason you made this on such a general and common topic because you wanted people to feel bad and ask you about what happened to you.
You made a thread saying how words can hurt. Then you post about people talking behind other's backs, and also say how much you've been crying today. Those show that you were craving attention whether you meant to show it or not.
Shirley was only looking for some form of sympathy when she started this thread. And I think most of the people who said something had some form of good intention, albeit not expressed in the best fashion
You know if you cry or get angry that just shows that you are weak to them making it easier to bully you so they continue. Now I'm not saying that you are weak I am just saying that to them it looks like you are weak. So maybe it would be best to ignore them. Who cares what they think? Just ignore and go on with your life . So really Words can hurt but everyone learns to let it go so maybe you should to , I did when people bullied me and they just stopped .
When ppl say **** to me, I just tell them to f off, their opinion doesnt matter to me cuz they are very childish and full of bs. So try annoy them and live on
Hurting them back doesn't work , it's better to just ignore them and say Whatever or Ok or I don't care what you or other people think .
I know how you feel. I was bullied in 6th grade because I was interested in Japan. People would call me names and laugh. The words hurt the most though, because they threw a dictionary at me.