YES!
In school I was the redheaded freckle faced stepchild ๐
I was skinny and was bullied thought my school years till JR High. My dad said, "Until you fight back it will never stop".
One of the bullies cut Infront of me in the lunch line, looked at me and said, "what are you going to do about it".
I lost it, had him on the ground pounding his head in. Got suspended (my dad said later it was a proud moment ๐). We ended up later being friends. Didn't know I had it in me, was scared for no reason.
Well, in return it stopped the other bullies, they saw what I did to that kid's face.
I taught my kids the same thing.
Today, they tell you to report bullies, but unless you stand up for yourself, your self-esteem will always be low.