A TEENAGER is going on record to turn her experience of being bullied at school into a message of hope to help others.

Eisha Sajid, who lives close to St Luke’s Hospital in Little Horton, Bradford, has used her songwriting and performing talents to help deal with what happened to her.

The 14-year-old received help from youth charity Brathay Trust when being bullied was affecting her school and home life and she started self-harming.

When Eisha’s youth worker Fozia Nazneen found out about her passion for music, she organised a programme of support which included six music sessions in the charity’s own recording studio at its base in Stott Hill, Bradford.

Now the teenager has written and performed her own song called Dark Days, along with a video interview in which she talks about her experience.

The lyrics describe how she felt she could not cope, mentioning walls closing in and words hurting before realising you only get one chance at life so take it.

“Music helped me. We all have a thing that get our mind away from what is happening in our lives and mine was music,” said Eisha.

“The sessions helped me to find a more positive way of expressing my emotions.

"Recording my songs was a big deal for me and one of my dreams come true.

"I never thought that this could happen.”

Eisha, who was also referred to a mentoring service with the charity, recorded three covers and two of her own self-penned songs at the sessions organised through Brathay.

The future is now looking much brighter Eisha who says she is feeling more positive and will keep using her music writing talent to overcome any other obstacles that might come her way.

She is now starting a leadership programme with the charity to inspire others.

And Eisha also said her relationship with her mum has improved and that she is feeling less angry.

“Brathay helped me feel I could be a role model for other people. I started to believe in myself because I found my voice," she said.

“My advice is to turn your negative into a positive experience and learn from what you have been through.

Eisha's youth worker Ms Nazneen praised her achievements.

“Eisha was referred to us through our Families First programme," she said.

“I am incredibly proud of her as she has been able to turn a very negative experience into something positive.

“She has shown that being bullied will not define her as a person and she’s now helping others not to feel alone and that there is a way out”.

To find out more about the work of the Brathay Trust go to brathay.org.uk