The trauma and isolation of being bullied never leaves you. I am a 40 year old adult who was bullied and beat up daily by three popular girls in my school. The fear I had when being chased home will never leave me. They tormented me constantly through most of elementary and junior high school. They were popular girls and would encourage swarms of students to circle me chanting, "fight, fight". It was horrible. I still do not have many female friends. And I quit school.