I have removed my recent post because i began to feel quite vulnerable and anxious with the troll who typed numerous responses which were unsettling in the extreme, and which was absolute harassment. In all the years of being on HU I have never felt so uneasy, I know it's only online trolling and the said person cannot contact me or know where i live but it's something i cannot tolerate but it still affected my wellbeing and my blood pressure shot up alarmingly, very worrying indeed. People who do this really are sick and should not be doing this, its obvious they have problems but my word all they do is cause anxiousness and torment when HU is to allay people's fears.
I was about to write a new post but its made me feel rather nervous to do so.😪
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I'm very sorry your post was attacked by a troll yesterday. She's been in and out for a few days. She goes onto other sites and does the same thing.
Nothing she wrote was directed at you it was just ridiculous annoying garbage.
What we can't do is let any of them take over. I understand it must be very stressful to have your post be the one that gets taken over. Again, I'm so sorry this happened.
You posting this is great. Members need to be on the lookout for odd behavior and report things. It's sad it comes down to this.
Reporting is the best we can do.
Please don't stop your posting: Take a break if you need to but know that voice is valuable.
Oh dear. I'm so sorry, secrets. I will say that we can't help trolls coming on here. What we can help, though, is how we respond to them. You are under no obligation to respond to anyone who makes you feel uncomfortable. There are both muting and reporting options for this exact reason. HU tries it's best to safeguard this site. Like anything else though, it's not a water-tight system and HU and the moderators rely on us to report suspicious behavior.
I am sorry this happened on your post and I agree 100% with the others. Its not your fault as this person is a troll and doesn't care who they upset.
You might feel safer on here though if you lock your post to the community only. As it is unlocked this and all the replies go viral and can even appear on social media.
The default button is set to everyone so you have to change it manually. To do this find your edit button.
Trolls need therapy. It's too bad they are wasting their time playing games on here. Their illness is beyond our scope of peer support.
Always good to mention the lock feature. You are so good at reminding everyone. A couple years ago I saw a news letter in a doctor's office. There was a write up on this HU site. A member was here at the time and had a personal photo as an avatar and they were quoted from the internet. I recognized them. Last thing I would want is my picture floating around the country
Unfortunately it’s not just trolls , I was upset greatly last week by a member on here who sent me a vile PM, for no reason, thankfully she was removed and won’t come back, hopefully , so we have to be careful everywhere.
Not to make light of what happened to you, but you knew it was a true story. It was talked about on one thread.
Some come on here and make up stories of having cancer, losing their loved ones, being abused etc. It's later found out that they are fake. This takes away from people who are seriously struggling.
This particular person was all over HU sites, asking for one particular member. Saying they were a significant other, that's a stalking situation
I think it's good these posts go up. It opens more eyes
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