Craig - Year 11 Student, Hartlepool, UK

The Scary Guy came into my school in 2004, and before that, I was being bullied every day, by people twice the size of me. I took inspiration from his speech to stand up against bullying. I tried The 7 Day 7 Night Challenge and completed it. After I had completed it I felt a sense of achievement.

From the week after I had completed the challenge I felt bigger around school and I was proud of who I was. I still kept on being bullied though. One day I stood up for myself and walked away from the bullies. This really annoyed them but every time they called me I would just walk away and that was that.

Over the next few months I was getting a reputation of being kind and caring (which I always was but people just didn’t want to talk to a child who's being bullied) and I got more confidence. I started getting involved in the drama at school, which was full of people I had never really talked to in my life.

Since then I have been made my form representative 2 years in a row and I am a Prefect.

Scary Guy has changed my life for the better and I thank him with all my heart.