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I swear, one of the most upsetting things is seeing a grown man cry like this.

This guy suffered so much and was made worse because he "didn't want to look weak" There's an important lesson there for us all

The real tragedy here is all this damage done to him as a child happened whilst he was under the care of the school system.

Despise bullies with a passion

This is what bullying does to people. It shatters confidence, and makes it so hard to trust anyone. You're left with scars that run so deep they are always there no matter what you do. PTSD isn't something only soldiers get during wars. I have so much empathy for this man.

Bless him man. You prove them pricks wrong mate.

Well this title was misleading

Being chronically bullied in school ruins your life. It ruined mine, I was bullied for nearly 10 years and I still have PTSD as an adult

Jesus Christ, this show is brutal, he could’ve broken his back.

Rick it was a honor sharing base with you, its awful what those bullies did but you came out of the other side very successful and you are a mentor to me man I don't trust many people in my life but I trust you number 18 from your lil bro Nathaniel number 16 ⚔💚

*James Hit The Ground Too Hard*

unfortunately the early years of your life and what happens in that time ultimately dictate your personality. you can't just get over it like some suggest. if you can't show any empathy for what he went through, there's something seriously lacking in your life.

I thought he snapped his back fml

He wouldn't do that intentionally, we all don't deal with pressure the same way. I just want to hug him but I might not let him go 😥.

I know this might not help a lot of you out there, but i just wanted to share some information about bullying that I received when I was a kid. So I went to an all boys high school and was pretty short, nerdy, glasses etc, I liked weird things like collecting coins and flowers and just being a goofy kid. I started getting bullied around the age of 13, most of the time it was only verbal stuff and I was quick witted enough kind of banter it off etc. However when I was 15 one guy started getting physical with me and others saw that as an opportunity to do so as well. Although not nearly as bad as the recruit's story, similar things would happen to me where I would have my work stolen, have belongings stolen, be punched randomly in the hallway. My dad saw that this was happenning as I told him why I'd been so unhappy at school lately, and he told me that it's going to sound crap but there's only one way out of the cycle. It's to just fight back, but only on one of them, it might lead to retaliation sure, but if you fuck up one of them enough where the others are scared when theyre by themselves, it'll stop. He mentioned that emotional damage from bullying can be lifelong, whereas physical pain is in the moment and can be endured and can heal. Nobody will want to have someone as an enemy who might randomly attack them was his reasoning, much like they were doing to me. I remember the sort of right hand man to the bullying was a kid called Elliot. One day when we were waiting for class in a line I used that opportunity to attack, I actually did kickboxing for a few months in preparation for this. I cant tell you the satisfaction it gave me, I just sucker punched him straight to the head and beat his ass, and I wont lie it felt good. Never bullied again. Some people only respond to violence.

Ant is such an amazing human! Understanding and compassionate, yet strong and determined! It's a blessing we have guys like him defending us as we sleep unaware of the horrors they go through in war!

Great show. People don't realise that this is a watered down version of SAS training made for TV. Of course it's not the real course, it takes around 6 months of training physically and mentally. The officers in the charge of this course have real pedigree as well, part of the SBS. Top show.

I resonate with this on a huge level. I was the smart, active kid who got bullied at secondary school and then became a victim and a reprobate. I have dipped in and out of being motivated and performing well in my life and I let these issues defeat me once I finished university, but I am now 27 and I am doing alright again. It is all about the mindset of not letting the bullies win, often times they are only picking on people because they are insecure themselves. Don't let them win.

I know how it feels to be bullied, one of the loneliest feelings ever

I was bullied every day in high school, I am almost 50 years old, the pain never leaves you.

No one deserved to be bullied but if that guy was not confident in performing the task he should have said... That guy almost broke his leg

The inner strength of character you must have to have suffered that much and still try to be a decent man deserves so much respect.

It's a damn shame that I know EXACTLY how that lad feels. I am nearly 50 years old and have never forgotten the bast***s at school that would do that to me nearly every day of every week for 5 whole years. As someone who has recently been diagnosed with ADHD I now know why I stood out to them and was an easy target. My dad was special forces and was never at home so I didn't have his guidance, but on the other hand, I also put the pressure on my self to be strong like him (which I never was) and not focusing on being myself. those who do bully, bully for a reason and it will usually be a compensation for something else but that doesn't go for everyone. As you get older you learn things by experience and gain understanding of a lot of things and as such, you should take what you learn and apply it in a positive manner if you can. I don't have children, although I have a large family and through helping my nephews & nieces through education both mentally and physically they have become stronger at school and turned around the bullies. It all comes down to these simple yet very hard to claim hold of reasons. 1.... don't EVER let fear own you. You own your own feelings and can use them to your own will. 2. Even if you are scared, when the time calls for it, be strong and know (not think) that failure is not failure AT ALL if you give it you're very best. 3. Know yourself, love yourself and trust yourself. From that will come confidence and self belief. The lack of these are the main culprits to which are the reasons why most people allow themselves to be bullied in the first place. 4. Acceptance. Once you accept that you can not control people and that they will do things you don't like you won't be bogged down by the never ending questions you ask yourself all the time. WHY? I am very much against bullying wether it is children doing it or adults. I will not tolerate it and my only wish was that I knew then what I know and apply now. Life can be a twat sometimes, but it is also the greatest of all things. I have had a lot do deal with in my lifetime thus far. My wife died to cancer My mum died to cancer My dad has recently died to cancer Many friends have died I have seen family abuse & degrade other members of family......... I grew up watching people die in the TT on the Isle of Man. Life can be very, very hard but it will only get the better of you if YOU ALLOW IT. Fear is the one thing in life you must not succumb to.

not correctly explained by the instructor at the bottom I think. there was too much slack in the rope. the instructor should have explained it clear. but they aren't gonna blame themselves are they

Something more serious was said off camera

Completely empathise with this guy. I was bullied in both primary and secondary school in different ways. Even though I’m now 19 nearly 20, I still find it hard to trust people sometimes and keep thinking I’m gonna be judged. But at the same time, I think to myself how strong I was for getting through my school years in the end

I can relate 100%. Shit like that kills your self confidence, and at a very formative time in your life. I have severe anxiety issues to this day and I'm 33.

he doesn't want to kill anybody, he is used to be bullied, this is the model of human interaction that is under his skin if you will, so he will bring on himself situations in which he will be blamed, just like he was when he was a kid. That's why he looks almost happy when he was being told of. Need for human interaction is greater than self-interest and keeping good opinion. He needs to learn to accept the past and know it wasn't his fault. I am sure that this conversation was very important for him. Good fucking work.

He looked dead but then just says "I'm ok"

I still have nightmares from my secondary school I hated all five years of it and now I’m an adult I realise how badly it effected me and my ability to function in life. 25 now and only just starting to push past the damage done...

They've had about 3 or 4 James's on this show and keep voting them off. Jamesism.

Yep, same story here, like many people suffered persistent bullying throughout my entire school life. Go home, domestic violence there. Took me a very long time to move on, in fact around the age of 30 my mother told me, "You can choose to live in the past, or create your own future". I chose the latter. The past haunts yes, but far less now in my 40s.

Why are these random clips am coming across/ and suddenly watching- having me breakdown in tears.

I know how you feel number 18, I was bullied in school quite badly as well. I was often kicked, thrown to the ground sometimes chairs thrown at me and one of the worst things was when I was having a lunch break, a couple of students threw me to the ground and dragged me with my bare back on the concrete until it was bloody and shredded. But you have to stay positive as the negative thoughts will only bring you down.

Credit to the guy but it doesn't really explain the mistake. But tbh there should have been a failsafe. To put a contestants life in the hands of another contestant is irresponsible.

I can relate to this. I was bullied so bad in school as a young teenager in ireland in the early 80s I wanted to end my life. It still effects me to this day. I still feel the terror and fear to this day of getting up in the morning and waiting for the school bus knowing what the day ahead would bring. I believe bullying whether it happens in the workplace or in school should be treated as a criminal offence.

Props to this lad, it always inspires me to see people use such awful memories and experiences to drive themselves to do more

I was bullied the entire time I was in High School (i am female granted). Most of the bullying was terrifying and severe. Many people sneeze at the notion of people describing that they were 'bullied' despite progressive social and mental health movements. My point of the comment is that I still don't think people realise how horrible it can get or what It can do to you for the rest of your life. Bullying doesn't just end suddenly and then you get on with it and you are this normal person who can function. There was never really any strong support or understanding for me, I can't imagine what it would be like for a guy who implied he endured severe incidents. Bullying isn't just name-calling. It has been over 6 years since I graduated high school and I am still dealing with the repercussions of what I went through as an adult. I will never be the person I wanted to be because of it. I can't trust people. I struggle to form friendships. I've tried to kill myself twice. Ive battled depression and anxiety for over 10 years. Ive never had a relationship. Its really really hard to keep going and try to move past it. I still feel very alone. I also hate how people describe that the bullies or those that bully are the 'losers'- this is a fallacy, often bullies do pretty on the weak, that's fact- the people who bullied me are living successful professional lives with relationships- meanwhile, I struggle to work and hold down a job due to my anxiety, no matter how much mental health support I get. Bullying is a horrible and unfair situation that barely ever results in any action or justice.

It's amazing how when pushed and pushed...it starts to break down walls that were put up by a kid in school to protect himself. It's hard to watch...but that moment would have been like opening a pressure relief valve for him. I experienced bullying in school. I wouldn't say it affects me still but it's shaped the way I am. It's something that can change someone's life and it shouldn't be underestimated. My parents didn't take it seriously. If you've got a kid who is experiencing bullying...nip it immediately, same day...don't hesitate.

0:35 holy shit that impact Christ.

1:40 😂😂

Bullies? Just get the strappp

Well the simple fact of the matter is, his bullies are more than likely in a lower situation than he is. Those who have dealt with bullies and pushed past it are generally always in the better situation in life. If someone bullies someone else then clearly that person has very weak self-esteem and motivation, which are two major factors entering adulthood. This lad should just try to put those bad memories past him and realize that he's out there doing something that not one of those bullies would ever do, that he should be very proud of.

His teammates almost broke his legs after already breaking his neck ...

Telling ppl you were bullied takes a lot of guts, I was bullied badly for a number years and it wasn't until I was in my 30s I actually told my parents about it and how it affected me, the way things are now whenever I get into a fight it's kill or be killed, most ppl have fight or flight I only have fight on me now and that's led to me doing 2 lengthy prison sentences for violent offences, the first sentence being when I was 17, I really do think I need help I'm 42 now and I still struggle with not being able to control my anger when I lose my temper, I'm getting too old for prison something needs too change or I'm probably gonna end up back inside serving double figures💯😔

"Why do you wanna kill him?" 😂😂😂😂

This is 100% my favorite show and I've tried everything to watch it in my country and I can't find anyway to watch it!!!!!

So sad it’s been more than 10 years and he’s still hurt by it💔

Takes guts to keep going like that. What a brave brave man, what he went through is shocking. I have no doubt the course will have done him the world of good.

I feel his pain man. I was also bullied a lot at school, in fact I was bullied in primary school mainly by the people who I thought were my mates, not to mention my year 6 teacher bullied me day in and day out.

I feel so sorry for him

The fact that bullying still afects u when you are that age and i bet the school did nothing!!

Hearing his story takes me right back to school.

So much to learn from this guys personaly thank you 🙏.

Damn bro...I've rappelled some decent sized cliffs but damn. I'm really glad I never slid like that.

My fire team partner ran infront of me to clear a trench that was mine to clear WHILE I was in a full auto burst, almost killed him. Things happen people learn, people move on

When he was talking about being bullied, I honestly hate bullies with every bone in my body, I will sep in for anyone being bullied, they have no idea how much pain it causes them, as a victim of bullying myself, it was really hard, I eventually got the courage to tell my dad I was being bullied, his exact words were “never back down, stand your ground” so that’s what I did, needless to say they never bullied me again.

Is this the masculine version of the X-factor sob stories?

Video:warning this clip contains very strong language. Me: that’s...why I’m here

I can relate, i got brutally bullied all through school, which would affect my performance at school, then my stepfather would be piseed off, he had a shitty job, and i had low grades, so it would be his turn and hed make me stand for hours at a time to humiliate me and beat me until he was bored, i learned an SAS technique, focus on a point on the wall stare at it until its over, these ppl dont have a fckn clue how much damages they do to kids, this guy, is a hero for opening up and using it to drive him big respect

I know his pain very well... I'm small and was bullied for it all through my life does make you question people and their thoughts

I lived near Rick growing up and met him a couple of times, he always seemed very pleasant and energetic so I had no idea this was going on behind the scenes. He’s a credit to himself and his family. I’ve got an idea who one of the bullies could be and Rick would absolutely demolish him nowadays.

Mad respect to the man at 3:15

I had the same stuff happen to me at secondary school not every day but probably 2-3 times a week it’s absolutely horrible,demoralising and puts you in a dark place I’m now at college and it’s a lot better I’ve got new friends and we look out for each other I’m also now working out everyday and it’s helps me as it’s a great way to take off stress and I do good about myself

respect for sharing with us his difficult childhood

I only got bullied in school once, in first year of secondary school by a guy named Tom and his friends went on for a few weeks only when I was on my own and not with my friends... last straw was one day on way to class walked by them and Tom pushed me into a rose bush patch and I got cut up by the thrones pulled myself up he pushed me again I couldn’t do anything as 5vs1..., so that lunch time was speaking to my group of mates and my mate josh saw what happened even though I didn’t want to bring it up and he was a really big guy for our age at the time the guy who nobody messed with and he said to me i should just walk up to him and smack him in the face infront of his friends... and he’d come with me in case his friends tried to jump in. And that’s exactly what I did walked right up to him and punched him square in the jaw and he went down like a lead weight and his friends just stood there didn’t do a damn thing, after that I never had any trouble at all

Something doesn’t look right with that . He smashed his leg hard. No injury

I was bullied the same way this lad was. They'd do stuff to me to make me look like the bad one. They'd put spiders in my hair when I didn't know so other people would point it out and make me look dirty. They damaged my personal property not only to upset me but also to embarrass me, cut holes in my trousers in horrid places and so on but made it look like tears. The school did nothing. When I came to finally stand up for myself the lads started crying, the teachers said they'd learnt their lesson and would deal with it no more. That complaint I made made it far worse, they began following me home. I cracked and with it, cracked one of them. I was disciplined by the school for bullying them!! I couldn't believe it and refused to go back to school. The teachers admitted they knew I was being bullied but because they weren't violent they wouldn't intervene. Therein lay the problem, teachers didn't/don't understand bullying. That school let me down. I saw one of those lads in town one night years later, he had the cheek to throw an arm around my shoulder and introduce me to his friends as his old school mate. I pushed him off before explaining to his mates and him what he had done, his response? "Get over it, it's been 10 years." They never change.

This man is a inspirational person and deserves more respect

Completely understand but that job revolves around saving lives it’s high pressure and they need to be on the ball at all times people are counting on u to be on your A game..

Hate bullies like but what's that got to do with u nearly killing him

The dude talking at the end just described my childhood almost to a T, it does break people, and those cracks tend to last unfortunately 🤝 🍻

Having kids myself, and having experienced school life like that, i try and prepare my kids to see the rainbow of personalities and in particular, to recognise the traits of bullies. As a parent, I can bet with a high degree of certainty, which parents were the bullies - or purhaps still are in their workplace. And sure enough, their kids show all the attributes of over confidence, lack of empathy, who want the company and attention of only the "cool" kids, adored by their parents as little angels and promoted through their social media as though the kids are Royals.

I dont know how he hasnt broke his leg or done ligament damage or something

This is clever clickbait 😂😂😂

Since being born again I'm more than a conqueror thru him who loved Us and laid down his life for us!

great show. keep it coming.

Was he meant to let go of the pulley??

Sending hugs, don't let those scum bags beat you

Real men show their emotions and shortcomings as to reveal them undermines definition of oneself.

Poor guy, can see the sadness in his eyes...

This show has become only about sob stories. “Really! You have a sad story to tell that we can play emotional music over?” Come on- the contestants are vetted to see who has the saddest story and it has become reality TV now. It is now on a par with X-Factor. It has changed a lot since the first series.

hw does being bullied stop him from pulling the rope?

See that red line thats a backup safety for the instructor if the student doesnt breakfall the instructor fucked up gave too much slack in his backup.

I feel sorry for him cos I be through thing like that before too and use it to motivate me.

Rick has achieved something with his life I absolutley doubt these bullies have accomplished anything

Hello

You have to forgive bullies. They know not what they do.

When I was age 12/13 as a class we picked on and made one lads life hell in PE, to this day I feel ashamed of myself absolutely disgusted but I knew no difference at that age just went what every one did but trust me I say sorry to Alfie a lot and hope he turned out a good man. And I think god has paid me back aswell. I now coach kids football and bring my boys up never to ever pick on anyone just be a friend and a nice person.

give me a heart 🤥💕💕

What an absolute load of bollocks...these guys wouldn't last 5 seconds in the real SAS, I'm sorry but that's the long and short of it.

I hate bullies they ruin lives ruin them. But karma comes so every dog has its day.

bullies are built by the parents.

So British special forces want to kill? I haven’t owned a TV in 13 years now: When did channel 4 go down hill?

Click bait. Bullied at school 🙄 grow up

Good luck to you, same happened to me though not as bad, respect to you

Red safety line was a lot of good.

So being bullied in school makes you forget to break for your team mate ? Jog on ffs

i hated bullies in school, i couldnt walk past not do any thing, soon find that as soon as you smash them in the nose they soon think again