Getting a bit poetic there, but yeah. Ignoring it never worked for me. Hitting the weights for at least an hour a day, learning assorted martial arts and then just letting myself go psycho a few times. That fucking stopped it pretty fast lmao.

... One kid did end up on fire.. But usually it was just going for the throat. It deviated from the usual slap fight/wrestle faggotry of schoolyard fights enough I guess.

Bullying serves a purpose, and I'm grateful (in hindsight) that I was bullied. You just have to learn how (and where to) redirect that anger, don't let it fester and build up inside you. That's just self destruction, you're doing their job for them.