Facebook Anxiety/troll anxiety

[Lavinialuna]

Does anyone else get facebook anxiety? Or anxiety over comments made by trolls? Even political propaganda gets me going.
Am I alone, and if not, how do you deal with it? Avoid it? I am already avoiding so much in my life.

 

[LittleGloves]

Or anxiety over comments made by trolls?

I try to not let it get to me but yeah it hurts. I haven't log on to my facebook for years. I like to stay away from all the social media.

 

[Hellhound]

I don't get many of those, but if I do, they make me feel special :bigsmile:

 

[anthonykell]

Hi Lavinialuna,

Who are these comments made by? I know it must hurt and be difficult, but let's look at what trolls are. They are people who don't feel good about themselves (either subconsciously or consciously) and so decide to put others down. Change your mindset to pity them rather than let them get to you.

I know it's easier said than done, but it really is the only way. Then you shift the power from them to you. You are above them and you are pitying them. Know that their life is not as it seems.

I hope this helps.

 

[Earthcircle]

Does anyone else get facebook anxiety? Or anxiety over comments made by trolls? Even political propaganda gets me going.
Am I alone, and if not, how do you deal with it? Avoid it? I am already avoiding so much in my life.

My anxiety is that people call me a troll. The irony, as I see it, is that *calling* someone a troll is often itself a form of trolling. I used to post on Wrong Planet until a bunch of losers there ganged up on me and used very abusive language calling me a troll.

Yes, I do experience anxiety posting online. I'm experiencing it right now, thinking that someone here will call me a troll and unleash their mouth upon me, or ban me, or whatever. I offend people all the time without meaning to. But I'm pushing 50 now. Soon I'll be dead, and the world can breathe a sigh of relief.

 

[Lavinialuna]

My anxiety is that people call me a troll. The irony, as I see it, is that *calling* someone a troll is often itself a form of trolling. I used to post on Wrong Planet until a bunch of losers there ganged up on me and used very abusive language calling me a troll.

Yes, I do experience anxiety posting online. I'm experiencing it right now, thinking that someone here will call me a troll and unleash their mouth upon me, or ban me, or whatever. I offend people all the time without meaning to. But I'm pushing 50 now. Soon I'll be dead, and the world can breathe a sigh of relief.

Don't think that way! Everyone has a place here on this earth and even if you feel you offend people, it's how you are. If you just be yourself, that is all that matters. Sometimes I do the same thing, I sort of have a big mouth and strong opinions. I dislike that in myself but I try to envision that I am a character in a play, and what a boring play life would be if it didn't have all kinds of characters, even blunt ones:bigsmile:

 

[Lavinialuna]

Hi Lavinialuna,

Who are these comments made by? I know it must hurt and be difficult, but let's look at what trolls are. They are people who don't feel good about themselves (either subconsciously or consciously) and so decide to put others down. Change your mindset to pity them rather than let them get to you.

I know it's easier said than done, but it really is the only way. Then you shift the power from them to you. You are above them and you are pitying them. Know that their life is not as it seems.

I hope this helps.

Thanks for the advice. I will try!

 

[Lavinialuna]

I have strong political leanings and when people post political stuff that rubs me the wrong way it gets me going.
Also, I was looking at a really cool off the grid post about how a family of 11 makes a really small house work for them. The trolls all started judging them and saying terrible things about how big their family was and etc. So I have a large family, and so I take those comments personally (not that big, but I do have 5 kids.) It makes me feel shame, and judged, wondering if people think that about us. Why do I care what a people think? I wonder if I learned this behavior, or if it is just me.

 

[Earthcircle]

You can block people on Facebook.

 

[Lavinialuna]

You can block people on Facebook.

I've blocked a few people, I keep my list short and to people I actually know and care about. Even my mom will post things that bug me, lol, and I suppose I can't block them all. If it gets too bad I'll just have to take a facebook vacation. I have even had to to completely unplug for awhile in the past.

 

[Earthcircle]

You can block people who aren't even your friends. I'm surprised at some of the homophobic stuff people post, and I find myself blocking a few people just because I don't want to hear it again.

 

[Lavinialuna]

Yes, I agree, some of my best friends are gay and I don't put up with that crap. I get upset with insensitive statements about a lot of things, and I don't want to disclose too much about my political leanings as I don't want to alienate anyone or make anyone uncomfortable, but it drives me insane when people are so rude to post things so insensitive!