Bullying continues to be one of the most persistent and painful problems in schools. Despite efforts to eradicate it, many students continue to suffer in silence. Statistics show that this problem not only affects the well-being of students, but also impacts their performance. Furthermore, this problem does not discriminate against anyone and anyone can suffer from it.
The actress Carolina Yuste, as she has acknowledged to 3Cat, was a victim of bullying. Thus, the woman from Extremadura has shared this painful stage of her childhood, which marked her definitively due to her teaching of her humiliation.
At the tender age of 12, the award-winning performer experienced bullying firsthand. “One day everything turned around and they started bullying me,” Yuste said, detailing how her classmates, who at first seemed like her friends, became her executioners.
As she has described it, the situation became unsustainable when her own classmates began to harass her in especially cruel ways, even burning photos of her. “They wrote things on my desk, they burned photos of me, they called my house at around three in the morning to mess with me,” she said.
This series of events completely isolated her from her peers and seriously affected her emotional health. Furthermore, Yuste has regretted the lack of attention she received at that time. “I didn’t receive support from the school and that was terrible. This lack of institutional support only worsened her situation, forcing her to make the decision to leave school.
Despite adversity, Yuste has found a way to look forward without resentment. Thus, she has reflected on how those experiences have shaped the person she is today. “What I’m going to say is terrible, but the Carol that I am today, the human being that I am today also has to do with what I have lived and what I have gone through,” she guaranteed.
