Lizzie Velasquez

I believe there definitely are good things about social networking. It's a way for people to connect all around the world.

Honestly, I had no idea I was different from other kids until I started kindergarten. To my family, I was just Lizzie.

My biggest piece of advice when it comes to bullying is to have an open communication about it.

My parents gave me an incredible foundation and a strong faith in who I am. They loved me in the face of so many unknowns.

People think cyberbullying will never end, so why try to fix it? Which I completely understand. I will be the first to tell you that it's not going to end. But if you start making the change and start making the steps, over time change will happen.

People have asked me if I had a miracle or a chance to change the way I look, I honestly know I would never do that.

No matter what we look like or what size we are, at the end of the day we are all human.

I experienced bullying as early as the first day of kindergarten and there were times where I wish could escape out of my body.

No matter what age you are, I think if you're a girl or a boy, you're insecure. And it's not easy.

In 2013, I did a TEDx talk in Austin. Until then I had sort of a following online but this was completely different - it went viral.

But after the TED talk went viral, I called Sara Hirsh Bordo, who had produced TEDxAustinWomen, to ask her advice. She told me she'd like to do a documentary, and that we should work together on anti-bullying efforts.

Having to look a certain way, or be a certain weight, comes from magazines, movies, the media.