User: hi i am having a hrad time at da moment at skool and at home at skool no one speaks to me and they just take the piss all the time and at home my mom and dad are always sayin i neva do anythin rite and never trusting me and my dad neva wants to spend anytime wiv me 

Buddy: Hey, thanks for getting in touch - sounds like you're having a tough time at the minute. It'd be great if you could tell me a little bit more about what you're going through. The people that are taking the piss out of you are they friends or just people at school? Why do you think they're like this - do you think they intentionally try to upset you or mean it as a joke? Also are there certain times when you and your parents really get on and they praise you?

User the pepole that tek the piss out of me have neva been my friends thy just always sayin stuff n telin evryone not to speak to me and spreadin rumors n cus of this i ay got any friends at skool n i do get on wiv my mom n dad sum times but they neva praise me.

Buddy Sounds like these bullies are making things really difficult for you Jess. You don't deserve to feel like this. By talking more, we can both try to find a way to make in change in your life. How do you deal with the bullying? Do you talk to teachers, or confront the bullies, or try to keep quiet? It’s good to hear that there are times when you and your parents can get on; have you opened up to them about the bullying? Do you think they would change their attitude towards you if they knew how you felt?

User: hi i have spoke to the teachers about it and they say they will speak to them n they say they havent done anythink then they will cum up to me n say uve grassed on us n stuff like dat n now ive give up telliin the teachers n when thy say stuff i dnt do anythin or say anythin

Buddy: I can understand how that could have made things seem worse if they are using it as another excuse to bully you. But, I think it was a really brave thing to do- most people wouldn’t have had the courage to tell the teachers. Do you feel like the teachers maybe don’t realise what a serious problem this is? Have the teachers talked to the bullies parents? And I’m sorry to repeat myself but have you considered talking to your parents?

User: nah thy dnt think its serious n yeh thy have contacted their perants and mine but i dnt like talkin to mine.

Buddy: So, your parents are aware of the bullying, but it sounds as though you feel they are not supporting you like you want to be supported. What do you think it is that causes so much difficulty when you try to talk to your parents? Do you feel it would help your situation at school if you can talk to your parents easily?

User: nah not reli i hardley get on wiv them n i dunno y i cnt talk ot them

Buddy: What is it about your relationship with your parents that makes it so hard to talk to them? Do you feel they wouldn't listen to you? Are you scared of them? Do you think if you tried to open up to them, this would bring you closer? 

User: they always laught when i tlk to them and its always eaiser to talk to pepole i dont knw that well and also it wouldnt bring us closer as we are not close what so ever.

Buddy: So what you're saying is that you feel you can open up to people more when they don't know you well? Is this because all the people you do know you well don't support you? Or maybe because when people know a lot about you you're more vulnerable, so you feel more at ease with people who don't know much about you? Do you have anyone else to talk to about the bullying or the problems with your parents? Either in your family or with teahers? Even if you don't want them to talk to the bullies sometimes it's just good to talk to someone.