Bullying is a major issue in this country that millions of children end up suffering from the effects of. Sadly, 6 year-old Sophia Golledge is a little girl who found herself being the target of bullies. Her mother Carrie recently took to social media to reveal what happened to her daughter as a warning to other parents.

Carrie explained that Sophia would spend hours crying over being bullied by her peers.

“Things were so bad by the end of the summer term that Sophia was out of school for a couple of weeks because her sickness was so severe — she would be up all night and vomiting 20 times an hour,” Carrie said.

Finally, Sophia’s body gave up from all of the stress.

“She’d be in so much pain and because her upset stomach was so violent, it would lead to a water infection and her body struggled,” Carrie explained. “We’ve had her in hospital with high fevers which they’ve struggled to control.”

Sophia’s bully was her “best friend” who would boss her around and try to control her life.

Here’s Carrie’s full post:

“This is what bullying does…

This is my 6 year old daughter, hospitalised, due to bullying…

This is my child with such a caring heart that despite being so ill “doesn’t want anyone to get in trouble”…
This is my child who has stopped eating, has cried herself to sleep, had anxiety so severe she’s up sick over 20 times in an hour through the night…

This is my child whose ‘best friend’ has emotionally abused her for so long she thought it was normal…

This is my child who has been in and out of hospital for countless trips due to being so sick with anxiety…

This is my child who was told off for ‘telling tales at school’…

This is my child who has been mocked on social media by the bullies parents for just having such a pure heart…

This is my child who when addressing the issues with her school we were told “Its just 6 year olds being 6 year olds”…

This is my child who was told by the school she should be the one feeling ashamed and be snuck in a side door of a morning…

This is my child who her school failed her so badly that we had to move her schools…

This is my child who is one of too many that are going through this…

This is my child whose story is being twisted and manipulated by the very people that were meant to protect her at her school when she was in their care…

This is my child who doesn’t want this to happen to anyone else. So this is my child’s story we are sharing but she is one of many….too many!

Please help us share her story. Lets show her the support her school couldn’t afford her.”

Thankfully, Sophia has since recovered and moved to another school, where she has found friends and is much happier. This just goes to show how that we as a society need to do more to get rid of bullying!