Why do adults cry when a stranger says something mean online?

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I know people who will let a mean comment a stranger says online ruin their day. Sometimes they'll even take out their anger on others or they vomit out of thinking about it too much. I don't understand this. Normally when someone talks shit to me, I just ignore them or block them. I know they can't hurt me. I could understand if it was someone they knew personally, but it's usually not. It doesn't even have to be a mean comment. I'll be a different opinion that sets them off. Is this the norm now?

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  • KillAllPsychos
    6 years ago

    Because Im sensitive :'(
    real talk thou, most people that use the internet, especially sites like this, have major insecurities in reality. no well-adjusted person would feel the need to go online and be hateful to random strangers, especially when they wouldn't say shit in reality.

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    • BigScaryRooster
      6 years ago

      Yeah the internet is full of fake tough guys. All the more reason to ignore them. At the end if the day it's only words. How do I help these people ignore the trolls and help them handle different opinions?

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      • KillAllPsychos
        6 years ago

        What people? And why would you want to ?

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        • BigScaryRooster
          6 years ago

          What people? The friends I'm describing in my post. I want to help them because their behavior is not normal and they let trolls online and people with different opinions online ruin their day. Sometimes they take the childish route and take their anger out on others that had nothing to do with it.

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          • KillAllPsychos
            6 years ago

            Oh I didn't know they were your friends. not sure why you'd wanna stay friends with people like that..but anyway, I would just ask them why they're acting that way, and try to reassure/console them from there. Personally it didn't matter how much people told me it didn't matter, I had to learn to be ok with it on my own.

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  • Pseodonihm
    6 years ago

    They Vomit?! That seems excessive. Sometimes I will think on something I have read for a time. But it doesn't ruin my day. Certainly not to the point of physical distress. This person you describe must suffer from a very low self esteem.

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    • BigScaryRooster
      6 years ago

      They're all like this. At first I was sympathetic to them because when I was a kid shit like that bothered me too. I'm tired of it now. These people either get too sad to do anything fun or they take their anger out on me. Im like absorbing their negativity like a sponge and I feel like my day is ruined when they do this stuff. How do I help them ignore troll bait and help them handle different opinions?

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  • SpookyPancake
    6 years ago

    It depends. Some are thin skinned pussies. Other might post "I'm so triggered right now" for funzies.

    But some might have PTSD or other shit. Maybe their were raped, and being told to "go take a dick up the ass" causes them to have a flashback. Or maybe their child died of suicide and then they read someone on the webs going "Only retards suicide, it's the natural selection".

    You never know.

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  • charli.m
    6 years ago

    Usually there's an underlying issue, often with mental health, and something just sets it off.

    On a side note, I just can't take any supposed adult seriously, online or in person, who says to anyone else, "You're being mean". Are you five?

    Not directed at OP. Just a generalised comment on that specific phrasing. The phrasing of the word in OPs use doesn't sound childish.

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    • BigScaryRooster
      6 years ago

      Is there a way to help then not let it bother them? I'm one of the people they take their anger out on when a troll bothers them or someone online has a different opinion than them.

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      • charli.m
        6 years ago

        That sucks. It's sweet of you to want to help them, but you have to remember, it is ultimately up to them whether they can be helped or not. You can only do so much, and other people are not your responsibility.

        It really is down to individuals, I think. Same with most things, there's rarely a blanket solution.

        I should add that immaturity is also a major factor, beside mental health. I left that out of first comment.

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        • BigScaryRooster
          6 years ago

          Thank you. I appreciate this.

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