I tried to use the Reddit app for the first time last night. I posted some very personal stuff in the Depression and in the LGBT section to see what people would say. The responses were extraordinarily abusive. People blaming me for something someone else did that was out of my control. People telling me to fuck off and get a therapist. I’m actually shaking it was so upsetting. This is why I don’t try to make friends, whenever I reveal anything about my depression to punish me for it. When I deleted my account there was a question of why I was doing this and I said “Your users are poisonous, anyone with severe depression that comes here will end up killing themselves.”
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Welcome to SP instead.
Has anyone else experienced this?
Reddit? Not surprised. Most people there are assholes.
Thats fucking horrible I’m so sorry that happened
That’s so horrible. Some communities just seem to be like that – whether people are flippant, hateful, kind, helpful, it seems to inspire more of the same until you end up with some really welcoming communities and some you can only hope to steer clear of. So sorry you ended up in one that hurt you so much. I’ve never experienced it but I have seen similar things happen. It’s awful. I really hope it doesn’t put you off posting in other places. Although you posted a lot of personal stuff, those people don’t know you. They don’t know how much they hurt you, they’re ignorant, and they clearly don’t understand your situation. Not everyone will be so ignorant, unkind and insensitive.
i’m sorry that is terrible and those people should be ashamed of themselves for being so horrible.
and i noticed alot of subreddits are supposed to have ‘rules’ but they are not even enforced and they just allow abuse to continue
Reddit is so toxic the New York Times writes about it. It’s like 4chan, but with pens instead of crayons.
That is so fucking awful and I am so sorry it happened to you. It sucks when people behave like childish pricks. Don’t believe anything they said. They don’t know you, so they can’t make accurate judgements.