My trauma vent posts were secretly shared to a cringe sub

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I learnt yesterday that the post I had made regarding my childhood trauma had been secretly reposted on a cringe sub for people to laugh at it and call me “fake”.

I try to not think of people as inherently evil, but after the SA I was subjected to as a child and now as an adult trying to heal and make sense of my trauma, being cyber bullied in secret almost made me break down.

I wish someone could hug me.

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  2. somewhatsomeway Avatar

    i don’t have any advice, i just want to say i am so so sorry that has happened to you. i feel like cringe subs and pages are full of sad people that use “humour” as an excuse to bully people, but like it is often just straight up bullying, and it’s pathetic.

    you didn’t deserve this, it is not a reflection of you or your character at all, people who try to accuse you of lying about your trauma, especially csa, or laugh at you for it are sick. and i hope you manage to find some peace tonight. 🫶🏼

  3. willowtr33 Avatar

    I wish I could hug you too. I believe you that your story is real, and I’m so sorry you went through that and now this. You didn’t deserve for any of these awful things to happen to you. I believe you are a resilient person who can heal from this, you’ve got this ❤️

  4. Fluffy-kitten28 Avatar

    Sending internet hugs. That persons actions were disgusting. I don’t know what is wrong with some people.

  5. julia-peculiar Avatar

    Fierce virtual hugs to you. That truly sucks. People (by no means all, thankfully – but many, unfortunately) suck. Such mindless and petty cruelty says far more about them than it does about you (and what it says about them ain’t pretty). And it absolutely does not invalidate either your experiences or your feelings. There is kindness, and understanding, and validation in the world. Continue to seek them out. You deserve them.

  6. Unlikely_Use_7764 Avatar

    Hugs from an internet stranger. That sounds horrible. My own trauma story has also been called fake and publicly shared (my case ended up in newspapers) and ridiculed/judged. I made the mistake of reading every single comment on social media under the shared articles.

  7. Gareesuhn Avatar

    Hey. Everything is okay. We don’t know those people in real life, and let’s just think about why someone took the time of day to go post in a sub about fake posts? They’re literally on Reddit, seething when they see a post they think that’s fake, so they copy it and post it in another subreddit to share with their other terminally online friends so they can all hate together.

    You’ll find that there will always be huge bastions of hate on this website. It’s easy to find, it’s easy to see, and it’s easy to think about. However, I like to remind myself that it’s probably a whole bunch of 14-18 year olds trying to build their karma versus being empathetic. They don’t really care for the person, right? They only care about the internet “seeing” them so they can have some sort of interaction, and they get that through upvotes and comments. It’s sad that another human can exploit someone’s personal story and make a judgment call, and decide it’s fake for the world.

    If you know your truth, then it is the truth. A lot of these people on Reddit don’t care about who they’re talking to. They just want everyone to see their comments.

    Im proud of you for sharing your trauma. I know for a fact, it would be so hard for me if I experienced the same thing as you. No one has the right to tell you your truth is false.

    The fact the person secretly took your post to share with others, instead of telling you directly that they think is “fake” is also their moment of weakness. Don’t hold your head down because someone saw your story of trauma and shared it because they thought it was fake. Stand tall and keep your head high because you did something difficult – you spoke about something traumatic in your life in a public forum so you could heal your trauma and find your sense of self. You’ll find that many people are way behind on realizing their traumas, and once they do, they do, they’ll be realizing what pieces of shits they are for ever thinking they should make a judgment call on other people’s stories.

    Anyways, couldn’t hold it in. FUCK those cyber bullies, they’ll get their karma! Guess what? They probably already have? Anyone who’s decided to bully people online probably has some unrealized trauma that’s making them stay a shithead! You got this, and sending you internet hugs!

    TL;DR – Cyber Bullies are some of the weakest idiots to ever exist. You, however, are strong and courageous for sharing your story. Continue to do so with your head held high.

  8. mountainvalkyrie Avatar

    Hugs from internet mum! Some people seriously lack empathy either because they’re immature (young or just never grew up mentally) or they have their own issues and this is how they lash out.

    They don’t know you, clearly aren’t able to engage with people in a healthy way and aren’t worth your time. I’m so sorry you went through that as a child and hope you can heal (and also forget these jerks soon).

  9. OrdinarySubstance491 Avatar

    There’s a lot of bullying and stupidity on Reddit. I’m convinced that a lot of these people just like to hear themselves “talk”.

    I’m so sorry 😞