TRIGGER WARNING ⚠️ ⁣⁣⁣⁣On September 7, 2012, Amanda Todd posted this YouTube video (courtesy of CBC) showing her use of flashcards to share her experience about being bullied. ⁣⁣⁣⁣Amanda was in 7th Grade when she used #videochat to meet new people over the Internet. A stranger convinced Amanda to bare her breasts on a webcam stream, taking a screen shot of that moment. He later blackmailed her by threatening to give the topless photo to her friends unless she gave him a "show".⁣⁣⁣⁣During the Christmas 2010 break, police informed her that the photo was circulating on the Internet. She experienced anxiety, depression, and panic disorder due to having been sexually exploited online and cyberbullied. Her family moved to a new home, where Amanda later said she began using alcohol and other drugs.⁣⁣⁣⁣A year later, Amanda’s blackmailer reappeared, creating a Facebook profile that used the topless photo as its profile image and contacting classmates at her new school.⁣⁣⁣⁣Again, Amanda was teased, eventually changing schools for a second time. She began chatting to "an old guy friend" who contacted her. The friend invited Amanda to his house, where they had sex while his girlfriend was on holiday.⁣⁣⁣⁣The following week, the boy's girlfriend and a group of about 15 others confronted Amanda at school, shouting insults, with the boy's girlfriend punching her. Amanda fell to the ground, then lay in a ditch, where her father found her. After the attack, Amanda attempted suicide by drinking bleach, but survived after being rushed to hospital to have her stomach pumped.⁣⁣⁣⁣Upon returning home, Amanda discovered abusive messages about her suicide attempt posted to Facebook. In March 2012, her family moved to another city to start afresh, but Amanda was unable to escape the past. ⁣⁣⁣⁣Six months later, further messages and abuse were still being posted to social networking sites. With Amanda’s mental state worsening, she began to engage in self-mutilation and cutting.⁣⁣⁣⁣On October 10, 2012, Amanda took her own life—a 10th Grade student, 15 years of age. 🕊⁣⁣Teen suicide is real. Mental health matters. If you see something, say something. ⚠️‼️#HearMeOut⁣⁣ #Cyberbullying #MentalHealthMatters #CreateChange | Youth Underground