Bullying, I Deserve To Have This?
Anyone, anywhere with any kind of disease wonders how they got there, they ask the usual questions, why me, why now?
So to my surprise, someone I know in the real world, has decided to take it on herself to become a bully.
We have all made mistakes, however some of us realise these mistakes, apologise and move on, I really feel for the people who cannot let go.
“Karma is great. You got MS. How brilliant is that for karma?!”
“DON’T YOU EVER DIRTY MY BLOG WITH YOUR NAME EVER AGAIN. Read away if you’re that nosy but don’t ever leave a comment. You made your bed now lie in, though by looks of this blog you already are.”
So my bully implied, I deserved to have Multiple Sclerosis.
It sickens me to the core that someone could say this, there are thousands of people out there with this condition, which basically means, we all deserved it.
Its my fault I have a disease that affects me and my family.
Its my fault I am struggling with over whelming tiredness, which is both debilitating and out of my control.
Its my fault that this affects me as well as my children, I need help taking care of them, I need help when out and about.
Its my fault that one day, my MS will probably, indirectly play a part in my death.
Its my fault that the depression that comes with MS, is eating me alive right now, making me wonder what the point is.
Its my fault my children have to carry this burden.
I am horrified that an adult woman, would think it is okay to carry on like this, the fact she posted her last hideous comment anonymously says it all, I am glad my comment system logs IP addresses.
I would not wish multiple sclerosis on anyone, nor any other illness. Its beyond any pain you could imagine, both mentally and physically. Imagine going to bed with the possibility of waking up to loss of use in your legs.
Scary.
I find this kind of bullying is bordering on the discrimination line. It needs to stop.
I will not let you scare me away from my blog. I hope you never have to deal with anything like Multiple sclerosis.
I am not writing this for a fight, I am writing this to stick up for what I believe in, I have MS and so do thousands of other people, none of which deserve it. I said sorry to her for whatever childish argument we had, after even trying to be kind she did this to me.
Two years on, she needs to move on…
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I am so sorry you’ve had such an unpleasant experience – I’ve had lots of unpleasant anonymous comments over the years I’ve blogged and it’s always upsetting.
I don’t think anyone can be said to ‘deserve’ an illness – particularly not one like MS.
What I would say though, is please be careful in publishing someone’s name who you cannot say with 100% certainty is responsible for that comment.
Many Internet users have dynamic IP addresses which means that an IP address used by one individual one day might be used by someone different the following day. Someone might have a static IP address, but if there is more than one person accessing that Internet connection, it’s very hard to say with certainty who is at the keyboard.
Legally, it’s a minefield and generally speaking, trolls (which you do certainly have, even if you can’t be certain who it is) are best ignored and starved of the oxygen of attention.
All the best with everything.
S
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Me too, I wish it had not happened, feeling like I already do especially. xxx
I’m so sorry you had to go through this. Nobody deserves that. Nobody should ever say the things your bully said to you and the assertions that come with them. They are truly evil things to say, things I wouldn’t say to my worst enemy.
I have the unfortunate luck to have also been bullied online by the very same person. After being a wonderful friend to her in real life for many years. I have always been kind and honest and took it personally when she turned on me. But now I’ve found out about two more people, besides us, that she has done the same to. So don’t blame yourself, for a silly arguement. Don’t give this bully anymore excuses. Be happy and know you are a stronger person and a wonderful mum.
Thank you lovely. It has got me thinking.
If you know who it is report them its bang out of order and disgusting such comments were wrote !! Mocking a terminal illness so cruel im so angry for you
Thank you, it really did hurt xx
You’ve done the right thing in this blog post. I did the same and my bully backed off. Hugs .
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Thank you, it seemed to have worked
xx