Stood Up Against The People Who Caused My Ptsd. Destroyed Years Of Work

[maybeimwrong]

I created a Facebook post that provided evidence of the crimes that broke me. I fought anxiety blackouts to do what I thought was right.. I posted on multiple news sites, shared with my friends, went to authorities. I worked on a giant letter that described everything that happened to me. I had a couple people on one news site say they would contact their senators and thought it was horrible. My insignificance was realized though when a picture of the sky was repeatedly liked and commented on, while mine had a few comments on one news site.

 

[Ojar]

Its hard to comment, not knowing exactly what your post was about. But it sound to me like what you did was really brave. Try not to be disheartened by the lack of response. People don't comment or like posts for a lot of reasons. Not necessarily because the post wasn't important or deserving of attention. There is so much psychology that goes into the way things are presented on the internet. Because there is so much content available to readers all the time, very little of it actually gets any or much attention at all. Try not to take it personally if you can. I think you should be really proud of yourself and if you feel you can keep trying. It may just help someone else. I for one would love to see what your post is about if you ever feel you could reveal.

 

[Igi]

The responses of the picture of the sky verses your post say nothing of you significance, and this is why.

Most good people are very uncomfortable acknowledging that bad things happen, and choose to ignore it, rather than face it.
Also, although many of those people, while reading your post, and empathizing with you don't know how are what to say in response to it, so the do or say nothing.
So the lack of response does not indicate you are insignificant, it just shows people don't know how to respond to what you posted.

 

[Podej]

I would avoid seeking significance through Facebook responses. There is a reason why cat videos are so popular and well shared online, while serious stories are not so much. It doesn't mean the serious stories don't make a huge impact,

But rather than using this to judge who you are or your significance as a person because people liked a cloud picture - focus on those who do care and in real ways, like those who called senators.

If you are going to compare you to cloud photos, I bet no one said they would call their senator about the cloud.

So, as you can see, FB is a messy weird thing and comparing or counting responses on Facebook can be skewed many ways - very little of it reflects your true worth - which is so so so much more than you probably can even imagine.

A lot of times people avoid responding because they don't know what to do. If you continue to campaign, my suggestion is to tell people a few specific things they can do to help or support you. Make it simple and people may really go with it because then they know how they can show their care and concern.

 

[Fume]

Facebook makes me feel more lonely and I de-activated my account and come here instead. This is much better for what we need... A place to be honest and get real support.

Don't feel down about people's lack of response.. I agree with the above poster about people feeling uncomfortable, but there's also the issue of Facebook not even showing certain things in news feeds. It's possible that certain posts don't even get seen and impossible to tell what comes up in another person's news feed...

I used to cry out for help in small ways and get ignored and freak out inside. I mean, not even telling people emotional stuff; I would ask for advice on a paint job or something and get no response and feel like no one loves me lol.

FACEBOOK SUCKS!!!!! I say shut it down for a while and come here instead! We love you and we support you!

 

[maybeimwrong]

Thanks everyone for the great responses. You're all right. Facebook isn't a measure that I should be concerned about. Great place to leave a message floating though, to let others in my situation know I'm there if they need me. Funny thing is, I feel like I ended up getting what I wanted anyway. One of the people involved who was also affected liked my post temporarily, then stopped in fear. I wanted to reach to them and did. I'd say exactly what happened and where the post is, but it may go big still and I need a sanctuary. Just an fyi, I've already learned so much from this site. There are people who have suffered much greater wrong doing than I, but have learned to cope. Not only cope, I've yet to meet someone who hasn't gained a form of freedom. Whether it's the ability to let their positive side lift people because they speak freely or learned to not give a crap about what someone else thinks. Just