Trolling

I have never had a personal experience with trolls, however I know people who have had to deal with them frequently and it really does take a toll on your mental state. To have people consistently badger you with hateful words and phrases constantly would affect anyone. There was a girl who got bullied so horribly online she decided to drink bleach. Cyberbullying does happen daily and it’s terrible that there is a limitation on what can be done. However, I believe removing yourself from social media for a bit is the best option if you are actually being affected by online trolling. The biggest issue people have when they are receiving hate online is that they keep reading the hate and won’t stop reading it. They just want to see what everyone is saying and it becomes addicting. Until it comes to the super-creepy-serial-killer esque type messages then people should remove themselves from social media. The more serious comments should be reported. I wish the police would take these more seriously as they can track the ip address and arrest the person for harassment, but they don’t seem too willing to do that, and since the trolls see that there are no legal repercussions, they are going to keep doing it until something happens. Comments and posts can affect a person’s mental health severely. It can drop self esteem, cause depression and social anxiety by leaving the person to be hyper aware of how they present themselves and thinking the worst about themselves.