Ally Del Monte suffered from excessive bullying, especially
on social media sites, from her peers due to her weight gain. Even her supposed friends turned on her and
participated in the online abuse. Ally reportedly received 272 messages on
Tumblr, some of which told her she should kill herself.
Ally, who was 13 at the time, could not stand
the cruelty and decided to attempt to commit suicide by overdosing on her
father’s heart medication. Luckily her
mother was able to stop her from going through with it and get her help from a
counselor and medication for her depression.
Ally is now 15 and doing much better than when she was under
the constant pressure of emotional torment.
She writes a blog called LoserGurl.com where she talks about the torment
that she received, her attempted suicide, and how she has handled it since
then. The blog has become very popular,
especially among other young people who are bullied and suffer from similar
problems. Now Ally and her mother
receive messages from kids around the world congratulating Ally on overcoming
so much adversity and thanking her for showing them that they too can fight
through their hard times.
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