As a young child I would always lash out at any bullies who tried to harass me and I would always be the one to get in trouble, so I had to just let things go. It definitely was not fair.
Later in junior high school it seemed when ever I lashed out against a bully he always had someone much bigger and stronger than myself who would protect them and again I had to learn to let the bully continue. I tried reporting bullies to teachers but nothing was ever said or done about the problem. It seemed as if bullies were protected in our society.

Now if I encounter a bully I either lash out instantly with a verbal tirade or my brain shuts down and I can't respond at all. I'm not sure why this happens.

Basic respect has all but disappeared from our modern society and I continually advocate for it's return, but it's a long uphill battle that needs a lot more proponents instead of people who seem to think that ignoring the problem is the best way to go.