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Chapter 4 Selective mutism and my junior high school years
A naughty boy and a delinquent boy
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[A naughty boy]
I was bullied in school when I was the first-fourth grade. But when I was the fifth-seventh grade, few classmates bullied me.
When I moved up to the eighth grade, I was bullied again.
The bully's name was M. He teased me in various ways. He was a childish and naughty boy.
His way of bullying was also childish. For example, he sometimes hid my pen case or shoes. Grade school children may do so, but he was a junior high school student.
Oddly enough, his academic performance was better than mine. I was frustrated.
[A delinquent boy]
There was a delinquent boy in my class. I (and other classmates) was scared of him. If I attracted the attention of him, I was bullied by him.
[Signs of maladaptation]
Although most classmates were kind to me, a few of them weren't. Bullying was not so serious, but I began to show signs of maladaptation.
(To be continued)
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