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RubySoo I have been lied to by people on here who I considered friends and I don’t know what they got out of it but it definitely shook my sense of what’s real and what’s not.
I think the most obvious lie was a “woman” who was in the same age bracket as I am and who claimed that she was interested in being friends and I would never say “no thanks” because I could always use a friend. It started out pretty innocent and then I started to get the sense that they had become fixated and they claimed to be attracted to me and I made it very clear that I had no plans to meet anyone on here in real life. I decided to try and diffuse the situation and asked them what their husband would think about their “online affair” which is actually what they called it. And they said that they weren’t married but I commented on the picture of them in their wedding dress and their husband in a tux and they claimed that it wasn’t a real wedding picture it was a Halloween costume. I felt like they must think I am pretty stupid if I were to believe that. They got even more ridiculous with their lies and I just asked them to stop messaging me and I stopped responding but I eventually had to block them for leaving inappropriate comments and messages on my posts especially my pics. I truly feel sorry for them and anyone else who is not living in reality because I believe that a lot of unhappy people decide to make this unhealthy mistake and then it seems like it takes over. At least that’s what I’ve seen in my experiences with it. Mental health is a very important and overlooked issue in our society at large and I joined this site to help keep my mental health in the green zone because I was/am unable to work and socialize as I’ve been used to due to my chronic pain syndrome and I recognize that this place can be valid and valuable resource and tool to use for my needs. It can also be a place where people avoid their reality and they have to be responsible for themselves nobody can do it for anyone else. I try to encourage kindness because it’s not difficult and it’s seemingly in short supply especially in anonymous communities like this one.
I know that there are people who are in painful and difficult situations on here so I try to tread carefully and respectfully and lift up anyone that I can and stay away from people that I fear will only drag me down 😊☺️
