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My cyberbullying report
10 years ago
So this is what I came up with during the Hate & Mate Crime event I attended, which I shared my experiences. I wanted to share this as I'm sure others will probably have had similar experiences, particularly those who have learning disabilities like myself, which is what the event was mostly about.
Cyberbullying affects many kinds of people online and it is a very horrible thing to suffer. Many people have also suffered through depression and anxiety as a result of cyberbullying and it can be just as bad as real life bullying. I have been the victim of cyberbullies and have also witnessed other people suffer through this also.
Several years ago, I was part of a gaming community what I thought was okay at first. Several people in fact including certain people in the administration turned out to be not so nice as I previously thought. They were rude, arrogant, and quite nasty too. At the start of 2014, I was banned from that forum for no reason other than people slandering me calling me a stalker and said hurtful things to and about me. Obviously I wasn't too happy about it so I ranted about it multiple times on another website, which some of those same people attacked me for, accusing me of lying and trying to justify their actions. I went through several periods of anxiety because of it. I now have nothing to do with them nor have they bothered me since.
So a fairly small talk but very powerful and effective. The students I shared this with was really shocked at this and I was really open about all this. They asked if any legal action was taken and I said that it wasn't worth it. Although there were many times when I wanted to call the police. I'm just glad it's all over, at least I hope. I know some of those people will probably see this and might try something but I'm not scared of them anymore. I'm much stronger than I was and will be prepared to go into a lot more detail if I have to.
Cyberbullying affects many kinds of people online and it is a very horrible thing to suffer. Many people have also suffered through depression and anxiety as a result of cyberbullying and it can be just as bad as real life bullying. I have been the victim of cyberbullies and have also witnessed other people suffer through this also.
Several years ago, I was part of a gaming community what I thought was okay at first. Several people in fact including certain people in the administration turned out to be not so nice as I previously thought. They were rude, arrogant, and quite nasty too. At the start of 2014, I was banned from that forum for no reason other than people slandering me calling me a stalker and said hurtful things to and about me. Obviously I wasn't too happy about it so I ranted about it multiple times on another website, which some of those same people attacked me for, accusing me of lying and trying to justify their actions. I went through several periods of anxiety because of it. I now have nothing to do with them nor have they bothered me since.
So a fairly small talk but very powerful and effective. The students I shared this with was really shocked at this and I was really open about all this. They asked if any legal action was taken and I said that it wasn't worth it. Although there were many times when I wanted to call the police. I'm just glad it's all over, at least I hope. I know some of those people will probably see this and might try something but I'm not scared of them anymore. I'm much stronger than I was and will be prepared to go into a lot more detail if I have to.
