Victim: “They were such lonely days for me.”

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — “The constant laughter, the constant isolation and walking down the halls lonely, isolated, ” says Victoria DiNatale, Senior at Armstrong Atlantic State University. For DiNatale, bullying changed her life. While in middle school and high school, she says she was bullied so badly, doctors diagnosed her with PTSD. “They were such lonely days for me,” says DiNatale. Crandall Sims reporting, “But, instead of letting her past stop her from having her voice heard, she’s speaking out loud and clear. Today USC students just inside these doors…heard her message of love not hate.” “You can either let something like this completely destroy you or you can use an experience like this to help impower and motivate others,” says DiNatale. DiNatale has been traveling across the Southeast giving that same message to students of all ages. “I hope to teach others that there are poeple who love them and people who care about them,” says DiNatale. Her trip to Columbia comes on the heels of the Amanda Todd story, another bullying case turned tragedy that’s now making national headlines. 15 year old Todd made a video chronicling her story from the start and shared it on YouTube. At one point, Todd writes, ‘I have no one, I need someone.’ ABC News reports that officials say Todd was found dead in her British Columbia home, earlier this month of an apparent suicide, the official cause of death hasn’t been released. “I find that story so sad, to think that this girl thought that there was no other option for her,” says DiNatale. But DiNatale knows there are others just like Todd and she hopes to reach them with her message. “There is help, there is hope and suicide is not an option,” says DiNatale. For more on how you can help stop bullying along with what to do if you thinks someone has been bullied, including what signs to look for, visit www.stopbullying.gov