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I Witnessed The Dark Side of Social Media

September 7, 2016 by Barb 81 Comments

Recently I was threatened and bullied on social media … I’m not going to reveal who it was or where it happened… but suffice it to say, it threw me for a loop.

Big time.

I Just Wanna Go on More Adventures, thekhoolhaus, Keeping With the Times

It was late in the evening and I was alone when the message arrived. This attack was unwarranted, way off-base, and came out of nowhere. It was evil and dark. It entered my home through a device and violated my space; my safe haven, my little piece of heaven on earth.

I spent an entire night with a stomach ache and heart palpitations. I was up having a bath at 3:00am just trying to calm myself … and I’m an adult (a very mature adult.) Imagine what the children nowadays are dealing with … it sickens me.

Luckily, I do have enough life experiences and I knew right away I needed to talk about it. One of the best ways of dealing with bullies (in my opinion) is to talk talk talk … tell trusted people. Do not internalize. But here I am a week later, still processing this bit of ugliness …  still expecting the boogyman to jump out from under my bed.

As I move forward, I’m focusing on the positives in my (on-line) life, and this quote I found at thekhoolhaus.tumblr.com has helped.

I truly do just wanna go on more adventures … be around good energy … connect with people, learn new things, grow.

Just wondering … have you ever been bullied or harassed? How did you deal with it?

Thanks for listening, and please help yourself to this word art (click on image) ♥

bb-good-energy

For help and more information on how to deal with bullying go to:

StopBullying.gov

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