From the age of five, Alisha Cowie was picked on by cruel children in school who branded her 'fat' and made her feel as though she was the odd one out in class.
By the time she reached secondary school, the bullies caused her to restrict her eating until she became very underweight - and then they called her 'too skinny'.
Unable to catch a break, 13-year-old Alisha had hot drinks poured over her in the canteen and rocks thrown at her on the way home, leaving her anxious to go in.