Download our new app<\/a> and never miss a headline.<\/p>\n\u201cMy year nine was just like hell. It was a really hard time in my life.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was physical, verbal and it was very emotional for me as a person, and I didn\u2019t really have the tools to handle the situation that I was in.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lobb\u2019s only break from the bullying came when he was at home, with his tormentors even finding him at footy training.<\/p>\n
He was hospitalised multiple times and even knocked unconscious on once occasion.<\/p>\n
Lobb began skipping school to avoid the abuse, with only one fellow student sticking up for him.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was lucky enough to speak to my mum when I was having suicidal thoughts and I feel like I was very close to tipping over the edge,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
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\u201cEvery hour was terrible. The only happy space that I had was at home.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt wasn\u2019t even really about anything … it just was like a fun thing for them.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like he really saved me in a way and I still have a relationship with him now.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor him to be a 14-year-old and not jump on what other people were doing, I\u2019m incredibly grateful for him.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI really missed that I didn\u2019t get to experience being a kid. I had to grow up so quickly and I was a loner.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is one of the hardest things to do and I feel like I should have spoken up a lot earlier.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just let it build up, build up, didn\u2019t tell my parents. Doesn\u2019t matter who it is, whether it\u2019s a friend that you\u2019re really close with.\u201d<\/p>\n
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