(continued from description) "I love her so much and it hurts so bad to see her like this, but since we live so far away, there's nothing I can do for her other than write 50 pararaphs of (hopefully) motivational lectures over the Internet. I really need an outside source to give advice. :("

INSTRUCTIONS: Comment below with advice for @SkullFox.

//sends virtual hugs

People will bully others for all kinds of reasons. I've even seen people be bullied for fingernail polish that doesn't match their outfit. So no matter the reason they say they're bullying her, it's just an excuse. The real reason is that they see weeakness. So, this comes down to her changing her perspective of herself. Whatever the others tell her, it's not like they know her better than herself and so they make things up. Maybe they started it by saying she doesn't matter, but in the end it's in her power to change how she sees herself. Since she's your girlfriend and listens to you, you can help her by creating a list of all the things she likes about herself and what you like about her. Then cross compare that to what she doesn't like about herself and what you don't like about her. I'm willing to bet that the convergence of dislikes will simply be how she treats herself.

It can be a viscious cycle of feeling bad about yourself and then feeling bad about feeling bad and for that worrying others, but you can break this cycle by acknowledging you worry and recognize her pain and forgiving her. No one is perfect and we all need forgiveness. Let her know she can tell you whenever she starts to feel bad about herself so she doesn't feel like she needs to hide it in order not to hurt you, because keeping it inside will actually make it worse. Releasing feelings helps. Then help her focus on the list of things you like about each other and set goals. Doing things together is fine, but it's a temporary distraction. Goals help focus energy on tangible things that you can acomplish only by working toward them. For example, making something or completing something. Reaching that goal will make her feel better about herself. You can used your shared interests to come up with something, but don't stop at one goal. The more and the bigger the goals, the better.

You two may be far apart, but together you can work through this. I'm sure it helps to know you're there. People can feel alone in a crowd full of people, so they can feel loved with just words on a screen. Keep working with her on goals and what you like most about her. Be patient with her. It takes time, but you can do it and, if you believe in her, eventually in time she'll believe in herself too.

You're welcome! :3