"Go kill yourself" was Imogen Todd's regular wake-up directive when she was 13.
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In the confines of her bedroom, the Cordeaux Heights teen would receive an influx of hate-filled messages from fellow students via social media every morning.
Unable to switch off, the situation escalated to dangerous heights.
"It started when I was in year 8," said Imogen, now 17.
"People would call me nasty things like 'filthy whore' and a 'slut' every day on Facebook.
"Communication with parents or friends can help incredibly and pull victims out of a horrible situation to come through it.''
"It was mainly girls starting it but sometimes boys would add things as well, just to watch the drama unravel."
Unsure of how to resolve the situation, Imogen tried to refute the rumours.
"Most of the things I read about me were [untrue] so naturally I tried to defend myself, which only made things worse because it was what everyone wanted," she said.
"Other people would see it as a means to [say] more bad things about me so it was never ending.
"At the time, I didn't want to give in by removing my profile; I thought if they don't like me, they can delete my profile so I tried blocking the main offenders.
"Even though I had actively blocked them, I would still get screen shots of what people had said about me so I never really disconnected from it."
On many occasions, the bullying went beyond the cyber world.
"I had been threatened online on various occasions but one time I was actually bashed," she said.
"It went down really badly because it was filmed and put up online for everyone to see, it was so horrific."
As the situation worsened, Imogen desperately needed a way to escape.
"I had swapped schools at one point because I thought that would help," she said.
"As everything was online, it just followed me to the other school and got worse.
"I began to self-harm regularly, which earned me the reputation of an attention seeker.
"When people found out, they would tell me to go cut myself again."
After years of constant harassment, Imogen tried to take her own life.
"I was really down all the time," she said.
"I was missing school because I didn't want to face anyone. I went all of year 10 [attending] only one full week of school; I just wanted it to be over.
"After a while I was diagnosed with clinical depression; I was prescribed anti-depressants which helped considerably."
Four years later, Imogen is now proud she survived the abuse and is keen to help other victims.
"Looking back at it now, I'm glad I have come through it," the teenager said.
"I had a heap of support from my parents throughout that time, and saw school counsellors, psychologists and psychiatrists.
"The way I see it, everything I have gone through was a learning experience.
"I want to be a psychologist so I feel that as bad as my experience was, I will be able to connect with other victims and help them through their struggles."
Imogen believes the best strategy for cyber bullying victims is to talk about it.
"Communication with parents or friends can help incredibly and pull victims out of a horrible situation to come through it," she said.
"Having got through it, I feel strong."
"I know what I can withstand and will always stand up for anyone who went through a similar situation to me."
Anyone seeking support can call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or the Kids Helpline on 1800 55 1800.