Ever been cyber bullied? How did you deal with it?

[Osiria 142]

I never have, but more often than not websites often come with a very handy tool: BLOCK

 

I've had people screw with me, but not persistently and 9 out of 10 times it's been just to piss me off so I just ignore them. I've played their game before (trolling, not cyberbullying) so that's why it's easy for me to spot what's really going on.

 

that's not what trolling is :L

And I wasn't trolling either 

[lelouch. 625]

Yes because I'm half German people started calling me a Nazi every day... So one day I got SO fed up with it that when we were at school the next day I punched the one that started it in the stomach as hard as i could

hahaha that's one way to do it I hope it was super effective

[thatonepony12 88]

one time whiile playing black ops 2 i killed a guy and he got really angry  and he left i thought that was that but later he and his entire clan told me that unless i fought all of them in a match they would hack my acount so it was me versus 10 of them they got there ass kicked

[Plageius 263]

I was the recipient of some cyberbullying over on FiMFiction once, because of my opinion on homosexuality. The way I dealt with it is how I've dealt with all bullying - I ignored them (after a long flame war, which was amusing) and forgot about it.

 

While everyone has different factors in their lives, and different situations, the smartest thing to do when you're cyberbullied is to remember that whatever they're saying, it means nothing. They aren't worth your time, so you shouldn't pay attention to them.

What members, just curious? I've run into my fair share of a-holes on FIMFic [including ones that did a coup on a group] so I'm just curious if it's anyone I know.

[Hidey 2,836]

In real life I was bullied once long ago and I couldn't even believe it was real. It was just like those cheesy scenes you see in movies about high school where the bullies tease someone with lame insults and I thought, "wow I didn't think this actually happened" they were older than me too.

 

I started using forums and the internet at an young age (not something I'd recommend)  if someone was being a jackass to me, I just accepted it. Eventually, I became the jackass and now nobody tries any bullshit. 

With the exception that I don't go out of my way to harass someone. Anyone who spends enough time online eventually gets a bit jaded by it. I use omegle 4chan, and read youtube comments and that will make anyone jaded. 

[Mr Dustz 0]

I get told to kill myself every single day. to be honest I do try. It's hard being cyber bullied, or even real life bullied. It kills your heart and is very hard to repair. Many times have I been hit, kicked, thrown into a wall, robbed, and even stabbed. Honestly I don't care because I always look forward to a brighter future. Heck if it wasn't for me being bullied I would've never found MLP.   Life will always get better.   

[websterhamster 203]

What members, just curious? I've run into my fair share of a-holes on FIMFic [including ones that did a coup on a group] so I'm just curious if it's anyone I know.

It was too long ago, I don't remember. To be honest, I don't even remember what group it happened in.

[Plageius 263]

It was too long ago, I don't remember. To be honest, I don't even remember what group it happened in.

Could it have been in CB? It got taken over by atheists and trolls....

[Larkybird~ 734]

I've been told countless harsh things on numerous sites. It can get to me. Especially when it's from someone I thought was my friend. (An exfriend has called me many names this site wouldn't allow me to say).

I usually try to not let it get to me, block them(most sites I've been on have a blocking feature of some sort), and maybe just take a break from the site if it gets too bad. I know blocking seems cowardly but in my experience it's the only true solution for me. Because then I don't see them and I won't go into a rage or have a breakdown by remembering what they had caused and confronting them doesn't work out at all. Especially when the friend makes you think it's YOUR fault and guilt trips you when it was THEIR fault and their issues and guilt trips were hardly relevant to the damned issue.

[Discordian 6,015]

I've been told countless harsh things on numerous sites. It can get to me. Especially when it's from someone I thought was my friend. (An exfriend has called me many names this site wouldn't allow me to say).

I usually try to not let it get to me, block them(most sites I've been on have a blocking feature of some sort), and maybe just take a break from the site if it gets too bad. I know blocking seems cowardly but in my experience it's the only true solution for me. Because then I don't see them and I won't go into a rage or have a breakdown by remembering what they had caused and confronting them doesn't work out at all. Especially when the friend makes you think it's YOUR fault and guilt trips you when it was THEIR fault and their issues and guilt trips were hardly relevant to the damned issue.

This is kinda how my situation was. A lot of bullying can be just said to be no-names saying things they don't know anything about but when you get the ones that actually know you and then try to make it sound like their bullying is doing you a service...that's the worst of it.

 

There are bullies who do it because they genuinely believe they are changing you for the better by tearing your life into pieces.

[MLPFanatic34 3,234]

I have been cyber bullied and bullied outside of the computer such as at school and other places. I remember I had commented on a video of Nostalgia Critic's and some random person apparently didn't like the comment so he constantly threatened me and bullied me by calling me profane names and insulting my age and intelligence. I blocked and reported him and haven't heard from him since. I have been bullied on other sites and forums though, but I just left those sites/forums.

[Odyssey 5,716]

On with the actual subject, I've personally never been cyber bullied. I have however, seen other people get cyber bullied. The worst case of this is when a video gets a ton of dislikes, and is full of negative comments. Now, I can understand a video being bad, and needing some constructive criticism, but most of the comments are just attacking the person and calling them gay, autistic, retarded, or other ad-homonyms. Some might give some decent criticism, but others will just do what is the equivalent to cyber bullying. You know all those people on the internet who became infamous, Christianutuber, Chris Chan, Sammyclassicsonicfan? Those people make terrible videos, but the hate that they get is so cruel that the trolls become just as bad as the people they're attacking.

 

Agreed. I've never been cyber bullied myself, but sometimes these bullies go too far with their actions.

 

With Chris Chan, while Sonichu and his videos were horrible as well as his actions towards other people, I find it really alarming what cyber bullies do to him. Seriously, talking about personal things like how he got charged with assault, how his old house got burnt down and telling others his real address could get you arrested. It's pretty scary behaviour, really.

[Moved to Elsewhere 11,331]

Agreed. I've never been cyber bullied myself, but sometimes these bullies go too far with their actions.

 

With Chris Chan, while Sonichu and his videos were horrible as well as his actions towards other people, I find it really alarming what cyber bullies do to him. Seriously, talking about personal things like how he got charged with assault, how his old house got burnt down and telling others his real address could get you arrested. It's pretty scary behaviour, really.

I've heard of instances where some people who fall into this category had to relocate because people went as far as doxing and got their home address posted.

[Larkybird~ 734]

This is kinda how my situation was. A lot of bullying can be just said to be no-names saying things they don't know anything about but when you get the ones that actually know you and then try to make it sound like their bullying is doing you a service...that's the worst of it.There are bullies who do it because they genuinely believe they are changing you for the better by tearing your life into pieces.

That my friend, is exactly how that exfriend was. She constantly seemed to be in a state of mind shreds she was convinced and convinced me until I finally ended our friendship for good that I was the bad guy, that I was the manipulative one, that I was the one who started it, that I was always the cause of her bad moves. I wasn't. Aside from a small handful of times that is. Over half the time SHE was the cause of any of those issues. She was the one to blame. She never took responsibility for her actions. Every time she'd snap at me she'd "apologize" and me being the idiot I was back then, I forgave her. But when I was the one who messed up and apologized, she'd never fully get over it. She's been po'd over incidents that happened 2 years ago. I got over my issues within weeks, but she never let go. When she'd come crawling back to me, asking for forgiveness for the hurt she'd deal, I'd forgive her instantly. She never did that for me. She had convinced me for 2 years that I was a horrible person. She's one of the biggest c---s I've ever met period in my 23 years of living. I hope she rots in hell, and that her other white knight friends realize how s--- of a person she is and turn on her until she's finally alone with no one. I'm 1000000000000000000000000% happier since I dropped her.

[Discordian 6,015]

That my friend, is exactly how that exfriend was. She constantly seemed to be in a state of mind shreds she was convinced and convinced me until I finally ended our friendship for good that I was the bad guy, that I was the manipulative one, that I was the one who started it, that I was always the cause of her bad moves. I wasn't. Aside from a small handful of times that is. Over half the time SHE was the cause of any of those issues. She was the one to blame. She never took responsibility for her actions. Every time she'd snap at me she'd "apologize" and me being the idiot I was back then, I forgave her. But when I was the one who messed up and apologized, she'd never fully get over it. She's been po'd over incidents that happened 2 years ago. I got over my issues within weeks, but she never let go. When she'd come crawling back to me, asking for forgiveness for the hurt she'd deal, I'd forgive her instantly. She never did that for me. She had convinced me for 2 years that I was a horrible person. She's one of the biggest c---s I've ever met period in my 23 years of living. I hope she rots in hell, and that her other white knight friends realize how s--- of a person she is and turn on her until she's finally alone with no one. I'm 1000000000000000000000000% happier since I dropped her.

It's times like that where you realize that some people are irreparably toxic to your health and environment. Gotta cut them loose for both their own and your good.

 

And it's not always about bullying either. This can happen with people who are seemingly very good friends who end up becoming enablers of bad habits. People need friends who are firm with them, but not so firm it becomes degrading.

 

I felt a lot better after leaving the people in my post. That whole forum was a cesspool that made places like Gamefaqs look tame. Now I'm on two far better forums, MLPForums being one of them, around people who aren't gonna make me feel like shit ever again unless I legit deserve to feel that way.

 

I have to be careful though. I have a tendency to be pretty mean in some of my posts here. I'm almost certain I've taken on some of the mentalities and thought processes those people had. That's not necessarily a bad thing cuz some of them are actually useful, it just depends on how you use them. I've come across as an asshole and a bully on this forum without even trying to and it makes me think of when I was the victim of such things. I don't want people to feel like I did but I see the value in certain ways of thinking as well when used...correctly.

[HunterTSN 1,444]

I don't want to sound ignorant and say something like "oh cyber bullying won't bother you if you don't let it" because I know there are lot's of people who are very sensitive to it. I've never had a big problem with it because I have the willpower to not give a damn about the bullshit opinions of people who don't matter to me. The best advice I can give to someone who's having problems with bullies of any kind is this; find a friend or family member, listen to their thoughts and opinions because those are the ones that matter, not a bunch of idiots' on the Internet.

[Discordian 6,015]

I don't want to sound ignorant and say something like "oh cyber bullying won't bother you if you don't let it" because I know there are lot's of people who are very sensitive to it. I've never had a big problem with it because I have the willpower to not give a damn about the bullshit opinions of people who don't matter to me. The best advice I can give to someone who's having problems with bullies of any kind is this; find a friend or family member, listen to their thoughts and opinions because those are the ones that matter, not a bunch of idiots' on the Internet.

That's all well and good for random nobodies and I'd definitely agree if it was someone you don't know but when friends become the bullies in question it hits a whole lot harder and is equally difficult to just ignore.

 

You know what they say: Those who are closest to you cut the deepest.

[websterhamster 203]

 

 

Could it have been in CB? It got taken over by atheists and trolls....

I'm not sure, I think I left whatever group it was. I don't think it was any groups with the initials "CB".

It goes to show, there are nasty people everywhere, even in a fandom such as ours. Beware!

[Psycrow 104]

mine was an ovs troll, this all happened on a website known as weasyl, it was around when i was 13
>started with them sending me a link to a fishy website so i could "donate" to there
>asked them kindly to not send me that stuff
>they lashed out at me, made multiple accounts and called my non-mlp related ocs rippoffs of other copyrighted character, when they barely looked anything alike
>went as far as to post nsfw stuff
>some other dumbo and i got in a fight with didnt understand the concept of "i was being attacked by that guy and was trying to get that nsfw stuff down"
>guy finally stopped
>but was still upset over all of this
> in the end, i met my bf thanks to all of this
i always believed that for anything negative in your life, something good always comes up in the end to patch up those hard times in life c:

[HunterTSN 1,444]

That's all well and good for random nobodies and I'd definitely agree if it was someone you don't know but when friends become the bullies in question it hits a whole lot harder and is equally difficult to just ignore.

 

You know what they say: Those who are closest to you cut the deepest.

I'm sure that's true, however having never experienced it myself I don't have a lot of advice for how to deal. My sister went through something similar a while back; one of her oldest friends started hanging out with a different group until one day she just up and told my sister to go pound sand. She was heartbroken and moped around for a while, but eventually she did get over it. I guess all I can say about that is that there's light at the end of the tunnel if you can hang on.

[Discordian 6,015]

I'm sure that's true, however having never experienced it myself I don't have a lot of advice for how to deal. My sister went through something similar a while back; one of her oldest friends started hanging out with a different group until one day she just up and told my sister to go pound sand. She was heartbroken and moped around for a while, but eventually she did get over it. I guess all I can say about that is that there's light at the end of the tunnel if you can hang on.

That's the case with any kind of bullying really, cyber or not. The people who bully you will not be there forever. It's why people killing themselves over being bullied baffle me. It's like they think that this will be their life forever.

[King Sejong 859]

   I have been cyber bullied before, but it is rare, yet I take notice, since some of that occurred here on the forums, just for opinions I guess some might take issue with, I ignore it but other times I have an urge to hit something, usually I would play Medal of Honor or Call of Duty single player, and vent out my frustration on that. Thank goodness the moderators are good here on the forums, nevertheless, it hurts to have been cyber bullied on MLP forums, it is not uncommon for me to debate whether or not to stay as a brony, or stay on the forums, I have made good friends here, and I want to be there for them, or new fans that could experience bulling too, it is not easy, and I will continue to debate myself, if the show or the fandom is worth it for me to stay, moreover, I just ignore bullies or report them if it is an option, despite my harsh experience, I remain here on MLP forums, for now. 

[Petrus 696]

Well I was called a Nazi because i'm German a lot over the internet for a while but I just ignored it for a while. When they took it too far I punched the one who started the rumor and it faded. 

 

Recap: 

Ignore if it gets out of hand Beat them if you go to school with them.

[ponylaces 1,870]

Cyberbullying? Ha, I never get involved in that stuff. I'm the coolest person on the Internet!

Okay, back to reality..

 

I don't know how many times I've gotten banned on a chat for just expressing my opinion or hell, not even for anything at all. Cliques are annoying, but on the Internet they can be worse. Sometimes I'm trying to make new friends and open up, but they just completely ignore me or tell me to go away (same story in real life too). I've been insulted too, but I can't think of anything specific right now.

 

Cyberbullying for me was worse a few years ago, though. So I guess I'm happy that I don't get bullied as often anymore.

[Handsome Changeling 1,851]

I sadly have been on both ends of the stick, I have bullied and been bullied and my way of dealing with it is the most simple, close my Laptop and ignore the bastard bullying, If there just an Anti-Brony then I shrug them off and think "Attention Seeker"