That&#x27;s interesting. I also was nerdy and bullied a lot, but I consider myself a pretty happy person now. I&#x27;ve grown far more adept at handling social issues (more self confidence, better at taking social cues, etc), I&#x27;ve become fairly successful, and (ashamedly) I take joy in knowing the people who bullied me growing up are either the opposite of those things or dead (of their own consequence). Even if that wasn&#x27;t the case though, I get the sense that the reason I have become successful socially and professionally is because of what happened to me growing up. You can&#x27;t not be who you are, ya know?