Bullying is so hard to deal with, whether it's mentally or physically.
Physically is more visible but mentally can be extremely damaging over time.
I didn't get physically bullied but I got mentally bullied for years at school and it all started after I had my surgery and had off school for weeks (I remember having a home tutor then), but when I went back to school, I was offered to go to Thorpe Park (a theme park in England) with 3 other people (2 guys and 1 girl, one of the guys was actually my friend from before my surgery), but anyway, when we got there and were queuing for the rides, the 2 guys were saying horrible things and since I couldn't go anywhere, I had to endure it although the girl did tell them to stop being mean to me but they still kept going on and all throughout the day, they kept on breaking me down little by little, I tried to comeback with insults but it was ineffective.
So, this then carried on throughout my school years and by this time, the bullies had multiplied and I had 6 people bullying me and what made it stop eventually was they had somehow got my home phone number and called it and said some vile things on my home answering machine. This is when my dad heard it and asked me about it and what was going on? He then showed my mum and then they took me around all of the guys parents one by one and even found out that one of the bullies was bullied pretty badly himself, so his parents didn't know why he was bullying other when he had to go through hardships in the past.
So that was when it stopped and they all said sorry to me.
This whole ordeal with Mina and AOA really gets to me and it is so heartbreaking for Mina and I know how trapped she must have felt and couldn't escape because sometimes you can't just walk away.
I'm glad at least Hyejeong stuck up for her though, but I bet she was also in a similar situation.
I hope Mina will be ok and gets the help she needs. It will scar her for life, but she can still move on if she gets the right help.