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Old Aug 13, 2020, 01:50 PM
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Good for you. Just be prepared for anything from them. A well run website as such is also well monitored. By saying you should leave, they're pretty much telling you that they will not do anything.

I can relate to your experience. I briefly engaged on another mental health website that I think was based in the UK. I was experiencing on and off abuse in my marriage at the time. I was looking for support on the site about the abuse. Well, the site owner herself came onto one of my threads, attacking and accusing ME of being controlling and mean within my marriage, when the opposite was the case and when I was dealing with that from my husband. When I confronted the issue with the owner privately, she accused ME of being the abuser in the relationship!!!!! I felt SO victimized by this site owner that my mental health deteriorated for DAYS. Then I went on another so-called support site, and received practically identical treatment. I was cyber bullied by several different people while simply trying to obtain support about my marriage, and I left feeling utterly destroyed. Not only was I being abused in my marriage, but then I was being abused online as well.

So be very careful.... watch out for your mental health foremost and be careful with whom you choose to associate and let into your life. Not everyone is your friend. And the internet seems to be rampant with toxic bullies.... that's the best advice I can give. Guard yourself and guard your mental health.

Hugs.
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