I was cyberbullied, doxed and harrassed online when I was younger. I feel like I should start seeing a therapist, because I still feel impacted by a lot of what happened. What do you guys think?

You definitely should!! A lot of people disregard the impacts of cyberbullying, but it's such a serious issue. Especially since the older generations have never had to experience it on the same level that we do, so they can't exactly fathom the feelings associated with it. What kind of symptoms/feelings have you been experiencing?

I'll list them out for you

- I've had a massive decrease in social behaviour (if someone invites me to something I usually make an excuse because I've generally become scared of socialising)

- I've been a lot more isolated, I basically stay in my room all day. A lot of people have commented on the fact that I've become a lot more quiet and withdrawn..

- It's been hard for me to focus on my school work, a lot of my grades have dropped

- I've had cripping panic attacks over getting new friend requests, messages from people I don't know, and recieving calls from people. I haven't accepted any calls in a year or so. This one time I got a call with a 'No caller ID' and couldn't sleep that night.

- I've been having frequent thoughts about suicide. It's hard not to when I had people online telling me to kill myself daily for months.

I'm so sorry you're going through all this! People online have no empathy. I think you should definitely seek a professional if you're feeling all of this. And if anyone else is on this forum page and is experiencing the same things, they should too. Don't invalidate your own experiences because of what others tell you.

Thank you stranger.