(continued from description) "The last few have happened most recently, just in the past week.
Any advice on how I can get these people to stop? (I've tried ignoring them, it doesn't stop them, it just keeps them going - comebacks don't work either, and neither does yelling at them in the middle of art class). I just seriously can't stand half the people in my class and my parents have told me that if I can't handle them much longer after conferences, I might be moving schools.
And I don't want to lose my best friends. I've spent so much time trying to make friends.
I'm glad for who I have as a friend - but everyone else?

They don't talk to me. And I would love to try and get to know a few of them.
At least they know I exist.

Thanks for any help you can give. I'm in desperate need for advice right now - I'm going through a pretty rough school year.

-Rachel (Rey)"

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Well, I can't give you alot of advice but maybe you could try to talk to your school's autorities or maybe if you want to stand against those bullies, maybe so it with the help of your friends; if you're alone against a group of people, that group won't be sacred of you.

:]

I'm sorry that you've had to go through this, but it sounds like you want to work things out instead of changing schools and starting over. After all, not only would you have to make new friends, but there would probably be new bullies since they're everywhere. Sometimes people aren't even really bullies but will just go along with whatever they think is cool or will get others to like them. For example, the word "offensive" is an unusual word choice, so obviously it's being copied if more than one person says it. As for stopping it, if ignoring doesn't work, it may be because they really want a reaction from you and will keep trying until they get one. Comebacks and yelling are just other reactions and also fullfil their desire to see that what they do affects or bothers you. So, in this case, you could try a different approach. Maybe try a friendly and carefree response. It's like a comeback, but never negative and instead acting like you don't really care but are nice about it.

Negativity feeds negativity, so they may be looking for anger, insults or other negative responses. By always being nice no matter how you're treated, you throw that out of whack and they won't know how to react at first. Think about this: Let's say you call me a rude name and my response is to smile and ask "How are you doing today?" You'd be caught off guard, right? You might think I'm weird and shrug it off. Now if I tried to be your friend after that, you'd avoid me. Being nice can be a powerful weapon, both as a confusion or delay tactic as well as a way to make others around you take your side. That is, so long as being nice doesn't come off as some fake act, then it wouldn't work. Focus on what makes you happy and what you're thankful for, such as your friends, and it will be easier to be positive and friendly. Remember that no one is perfect and we all make mistakes and do things we regret later. Even some sucessful adults admit they did things as kids that were mean.

So, forgive others, just as you would want to be forgiven for any time you behave in a way that's not as kind as you really are. They're human beings, just like you, so be patient with them and treat them how you would want to be treated. You've tried everything else, so why not? Good luck! *HUGS*