Six screen shots of cyber bullying you need to see

**TRIGGER WARNING: This article deals with cyber bullying and death by suicide**

Cyber bullying is a major problem for our children.

It's taken bullying from the school playground into their homes and their bedrooms.

This page contains six examples of real cyber bullying messages sent to real children. The comments cut like a knife.

The death by suicide of Amy 'Dolly' Everett is a tragedy and the nation was right to mourn so visibly.

Her death by suicide was also just one of many.

Read more: Psychologist says the police should be involved in school bullying

The first two screen shots of cyber bullying come from a teenage boy who experienced horrific cyber bullying including prompts to kill himself, and were sent to 9Honey by his distraught mum:

This initial message stream was followed by:

The young man's mum told us this was just two examples of many.

The next two screen shots were shared with us by the mother of an extraordinary young girl who is smart and talented:

This girl comes from a disadvantaged background, and the initial messages were followed by:

Once again, these two examples were just a sample of many.

Then there's this young girl who was subjected to relentless bullying including prompts to take her own life:

If those initial messages weren't enough, then she received this:

How does all of that sit in your stomach? Still think we should make the victims stronger? How strong would we need to make them to be able to weather this?

Still think we shouldn't focus on the bullies? The young people capable of such vile, insensitive, cruel messages?

Still think cyber bullying and mental health aren't big issues?

Tell that to the families and friends of the eight young Australians who take their own lives by suicide each and every week.

And these are children who are receiving these messages. Fragile, sensitive, vulnerable teenagers who already feel unsure and worthless.

The terrifying thing is that not all children share such messages with their parents.

Most suffer in silence.

NOW can we do something about cyber bullying? Something real? Aside from talking about it all?

Eight young Australians die from suicide each and every week, the majority of which are young men. That's according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2016 figures.

That makes death by suicide the leading cause of death for Australians aged 15-44.

More than cancer, more than car accidents, more than anything else.

Mental health issues are caused by three things, according to psychologist Sandy Rea:

1. Genetics;

2. Temperament;

3. Triggers...such as cyber bullying.

We can't do anything about genetics and temperament, but we can do something about cyber bullying.

If you or someone you know is suffering from mental health issues or struggling with bullying, call Lifeline on 13 11 12.

If you'd like to share an experience with bullying please email jabi@nine.com.au.