Re: Otherkin post... Thanks for your support
14 years ago
In response to: http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/2243824/
I had another session with the therapist yesterday, and she asked me about what kind of responses I got from my last post regarding the whole Dya incident.
I explained that for the most part, people were very sympathetic and understanding. A number of people even reported similar experiences! It seemed that back around the early 00's was a popular time for screwing with people on the internet. There were a few people that accused me of it being my fault. While that may be true, that's not the point. That this person even encouraged this sort of behavior/activity is despicable.
My suspicion is that there was an influx of all sorts of people due to improved technology, specifically broadband Cable/DSL/ISDN internet, and this group consisted of vicious assholes and naive "newbies", and the bullies naturally sought out the newbies and hassled them. You don't see this behavior much anymore because people have learned/matured and generally approach the internet with much more caution than ten years ago. Almost as if it's a different generation of people joining today.
The therapist also agreed that this person is a total sicko and is more than likely still around, actively preying on others for fun. That's just how some people cope.
Since then, I became more well-adjusted to life in general. What I mean is, the event didn't leave me permanently scarred or debilitated or anything- I got over it and moved on. Writing that post/letter was more of a catharsis. I put the event in a shoebox up in my closet. It's still there, and I can still open the shoebox on it, but it doesn't hold any ties over me anymore.
I had another session with the therapist yesterday, and she asked me about what kind of responses I got from my last post regarding the whole Dya incident.
I explained that for the most part, people were very sympathetic and understanding. A number of people even reported similar experiences! It seemed that back around the early 00's was a popular time for screwing with people on the internet. There were a few people that accused me of it being my fault. While that may be true, that's not the point. That this person even encouraged this sort of behavior/activity is despicable.
My suspicion is that there was an influx of all sorts of people due to improved technology, specifically broadband Cable/DSL/ISDN internet, and this group consisted of vicious assholes and naive "newbies", and the bullies naturally sought out the newbies and hassled them. You don't see this behavior much anymore because people have learned/matured and generally approach the internet with much more caution than ten years ago. Almost as if it's a different generation of people joining today.
The therapist also agreed that this person is a total sicko and is more than likely still around, actively preying on others for fun. That's just how some people cope.
Since then, I became more well-adjusted to life in general. What I mean is, the event didn't leave me permanently scarred or debilitated or anything- I got over it and moved on. Writing that post/letter was more of a catharsis. I put the event in a shoebox up in my closet. It's still there, and I can still open the shoebox on it, but it doesn't hold any ties over me anymore.
Any way it is, she's a weirdo and should get some mental help herself.
Sometimes you gotta go off the norm and fly off the tracks in life to realize what reality and stability is. And good for you for getting over that experience. :)
Ifus can spell gud.
*huggles* I'm glad you were able to put this silly person behind you.