Stopdog, sending hug type thoughts your way, but don't worry, they won't actually touch you. I had good luck with acupuncture for pain control, and my daughter is having great results using hypnosis.

Ally, unfortunately, I know the bullying thing does happen, but not to a large extent. When I blocked someone, their messages showed up as PM's, but with a notation the sender was blocked. But, that was for the messages that were already IN my inbox. If they sent messages after that, they didn't show up. I have also noted that what I consider bullying is not what other people consider bullying. That became even more obvious to me when I watched conflicts unfold that had nothing to do with me. Sometimes people complain about bullying when, viewing the situation from a bystander's perspective, I thought they were in fact the bullies. Not saying that this is your case, just noting that sometimes it's all about your perspective.