Sorry to hear that Smokeycat..Im a little different, i dont get picked at school, no one bothers me, alot of people know me, its just something about me, i have this birth mark that is totaly in the wrong place, i used to get called names like paki and other stuff, wow..its like its happening all over again, but they just look at me, and say it in their minds to themselves. But that makes me so uncomfortable when people look at me, i have to walk with my head down not to make eye contact. Man sometimes i was so low that i would drink iodine, hoping that i wouldnt live through the nite, but i woke up the next morning. Im just so down, that an overweight person with acne in grade 9 wouldnt be able to understand or feel like i do right now. Anyways sorry for the long story, im just going to print out those articles and read em before going to sleep, thank you guys for replying.