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View submission: Am I losing my mind??
I want to just leave a comment saying you don’t need to read comments online. If you grew up in a room full of people saying vile stuff to you, you’d expect to be fucked up. The same phenomenon plays out online.
You are not obligated to read anyone’s take or partake in any conversation. If you know that engaging with a topic is painful for you, you are allowed to reserve that engagement for special occasions.
Don’t lose peace in your life over anyone online, we’re not worth that much.
Comment by ichorNet at 30/12/2024 at 00:53 UTC
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Advice that applies to MANY situation wrt online content. The internet isn’t real life. Sure it’s full of people talking about their life experiences but it’s also easier to stumble upon echo chambers and the anonymity of discussion can lead to fomenting/cultivation of groupthink and other dangerous fallacious lines of thought/reasoning.
Again, the internet. Is not. Real life. Don’t take it so damn seriously.
Comment by skynnecdoche at 30/12/2024 at 02:09 UTC
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All this. Seriously, humans are not designed to take in extremely distressing things all day every day. Our brains cannot take it. The problem cannot be solved by reading about it over and over. I think you're on the right track seeking other sources/books, but step one of processing this is to pull away from the sources you're reading daily.
Comment by occultbookstores at 30/12/2024 at 06:54 UTC
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Yes. Internet comments are bad for your health. (He said, on the Internet.) Don't confuse outrage with problem solving. Are there real problems? Yes. Are any of these solved by venting/screaming at each other and/or the void? No.
Comment by Dapper-Egg-7299 at 30/12/2024 at 09:36 UTC
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You are not obligated to read anyone's take or partake in any conversation. If you know that engaging with a topic is painful for you, you are allowed to reserve that engagement for special occasions.
I think it's hard to do this, because it feels like ignoring what people think. Your brain takes the opinions you see online and starts to think people in general are like this and then you keep coming back to see something hopeful, someone who empathizes with your struggles, but you only encounter more ridicule and disregard than before.
Comment by ItsSUCHaLongStory at 30/12/2024 at 03:25 UTC
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“Stay out of the comments” is a mantra I use during difficult times, that’s for sure. There are plenty of times when I *know* the comments will be full of hot garbage that will piss me off, so I protect my peace and scroll past.
Comment by cant_dyno at 30/12/2024 at 07:46 UTC
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I'm a big fan of doing a social media cleans. OP if you keep seeing things which upset you or are having a negative impact on your daily experience unfollow those pages. Being exposed to negativity all day every day is not healthy.
Yes it's good to understand and gain knowledge about issues and problems people face but don't let it come at the cost of your own well-being. It's more than okay to take a step back form these kind of things.