I have not always been the greatest social media participant. It actually took me a while to even succumb to opening my own Facebook account. Imagine how long it took me to activate other social media accounts. Even still, I could go weeks and months without ever checking my platforms for updates. In fact, my Instagram page has probably collected cobwebs by now leaving my followers puzzled as to why I have not posted in a long time.
Until two years ago, I only viewed my social media pages to browse through interesting topics, work related information, food recipes, and funny videos. Then I began looking for solace in understanding more about the shared experiences of others grappling with narcissistic abuse. It was then that I realized the great tool that social media could be for me in learning from others and sharing my own story.
So I took to social media in full force and began my own Twitter page. I saw Twitter as a platform for talking about my story dealing with narcissistic abuse and what I have learned about narcissists through experience. I found it far easier to connect with others through a shared platform of varied responses as opposed to responding to direct messages when I used other platforms.
Of course, I could have taken my story to Facebook or Instagram, but there were far too many connections with narcissistic foes of family, frenemies, and colleagues. I also did not feel as safe on those platforms. Twitter gives me the avenue of maintaining anonymity in the fear of being harassed by fellow “friends” from the other platforms (who are mostly not really my friends at all).
I also feel freer in sharing my story – a story that could easily offend people I know and who also know me. Plus, I had shared my story with many of those people when traumatic events happened to me in real time, and none of them gave me support but instead used my story as fodder for gossip.
Needless to say, I took to Twitter slowly but with an ample amount of naivety. I forgot the fact that just because someone claims to identify with my story does not mean they truly identify with my story. Some people on social media have their own agenda for connecting with someone they follow or someone they respond to via posts. It has been through a series of unfortunate events that I have had to learn this the hard way.
The hard way is learning that narcissists and narcissistic types are everywhere to taunt others … even people they do not know. They seem to love trolling anyone who discusses topics dealing with narcissistic personality disorder. So, it should have not come as a surprise to me that narcissists or a narcissistic trolls would latch onto my platform and start a campaign against me to cause me problems just like they do so many others. Stay tuned for my next post on Signs You Are Being Stalked By A Narcissistic Troll (Or A Narcissist) On Social Media.
My Voice Unchained 