I am so incredibly sorry that you were bullied. You absolutely did not deserve that traumatic experience. No one does. I am very proud of you for continuing your craft and creative expression even in light of the awful actions of others.

Sometimes I think of how much great writing, poetry, and art the world will never experience because the author was bullied or trolled and decided to give up. Some insight that has helped me, and take it with a grain of salt, is this... Hurt people hurt people. It may sound a bit cheezy, but I believe it to be true. It doesn't justify anything, but it sure explains a lot.

You need encouragement, you got it. I need your writing. I am very serious about this. Your experience and creative style are incredibly unique to you and you alone. By putting that down on paper (figuratively. Digital works too), you are helping every single person who reads it by sharing a point of you that they will never experience on there own.

If this is not acceptable here, which I don't see why it wouldn't be (especially in the creative corner), the send it to me personally. I am happy to read it and give you feedback.