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Originally Posted by BlueCrustacean
This response enraged me so beyond hysterically and I can't stop thinking about it. Not only was I blamed for feeling the way I feel by this person, but I was ATTACKED as being a selfish and entitled person. I replied back, but so far no response. I can't take it anymore, so I had to post here.
It seems there are three things about her response that bother me the most:
1) That I don't have a right to feel uncomfortable
2) I should stop being a "victim" (aka "your feelings aren't valid and I won't help you")
3) I'm a selfish, entitled, bad person
That last part is especially hurtful, shocking and out of line to me, and just adds insult to injury. I can't handle criticism very well, especially when it comes to my morals and character. How do I deal with somebody else's opinion without letting it torture me every single moment of the day and night, when I'm alone with my thoughts? Why am I barely able to even function because of somebody's online comment?
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I'm so sorry to read this. I have read several things on the internet that have triggered me so hard. It is normal to deal with anger. I'm angry a lot. I don't think you were wrong to feel the way that you felt. You went to an event and wanted to be left alone. You are not entitled or selfish at all. You don't have to do anything that you don't want to do.
I think you should try to not let this person's response affect you so much. This person probably had no compassion for you because she couldn't relate to you.
I can relate to you very much.
One time, I responded to a post on Reddit. This post was asking something along the lines of, "how have you been?". I responded to the post. I wrote about my mild case of autism. I wrote that I was feeling bad because I felt alienated because of my autistic problem. They gave me a response. They said some things that made me angry. I was so angry at this response.
So it is normal to feel triggered by things you read on the internet.