people on reddit can be so mean.
Trigger - Mentions: Ableism
I made a post that gained a lot of traction on my old account, where I vented about how I'm physically perceived, and the abuse I endured because of it. A random guy stalked my profile, commented on a post in an entirely different subreddit, and chose to insult me.
He mocked me (assuming since the post was on a subreddit for people with a personality disorder) for being neurodivergent and essentially thanked me for reminding him that things could always be worse. I pointed out that what he was saying had been unkind, but he ignored that and seemed to be insulting/mocking me. I could be overreacting, but his behavior was strange, and it was hurtful.
He claimed to have followed me on my other posts because he found me "strange".
This hurt a lot. All I did was vent in a different subreddit and someone insulted me in a vulnerable space. He mocked me and seemed to find it pleasurable.
I ended up deleting my account since I didn't wanna get harassed + other people were coming to different posts I made leaving comments, and it was triggering.