Trolls On Social Media Want To Discredit You

The troll will upstage you or discredit your information based on their idea of expertise.

I do not think I need to sound off on social media about the number of degrees I have in my possession. I also do not need to clarify that I am credentialed in mental health. Yet, trolls I have dealt with on social media always need to let me know that I have little to no expertise in what I am talking about when it comes to things that deal with narcissistic personality disorder.

If I am talking about my personal journey with narcissistic abuse and narcissists, I do not believe that my educational background is going to make a difference on how I share my story. But, a few trolls I have encountered have actually expected me to tell them what makes me an expert on narcissistic personality disorder or anything for that matter. Does it actually matter that I have degrees if I have lived the experience to be able to tell it?

To answer that question, I would say “yes” and “no”. Yes, it matters to trolls. No, it does not matter to people who are seeking solace in finding others who understand what it is like dealing with narcissistic abuse via a narcissist.

A few trolls have come to my platform to specifically criticize my information. Two or three trolls have basically let me know that my information about narcissists is incorrect. They left responses of information to contradict me which only adds onto perspectives for me and the readers of these responses. Some have responded to trolls with additional information to counteract them. People who have experienced what it is like to deal with a narcissist know.

I do not mind additional information because I gain more insight. However, when it comes to my lived experience, nothing will change. It is what it is. A few other trolls will indirectly challenge my story with questions that subtly insinuate the impossibilities, but there are far too many others who read my story and relate because they have also experienced similar circumstances with narcissists in their own lives.

Still, some trolls like to point out tiny nuances such as my headlines beginning with “Narcissists” to make sure I am not encompassing all narcissists as a part of my posts. They always want to reiterate that narcissists cannot all be placed in the same bag and that they are people who deserve love and concern just like everyone else.

Despite what these trolls say is true, I cannot help but wonder, however, if these trolls are not narcissists themselves or sympathizers of narcissists. I know that narcissists are people. That is a given, and if trolls actually paid attention to my posts and actually read them or followed my blog, they would clearly see that I have given love and concern and still give love and concern to some of the narcissists within my life whether what I have given was deserved or not.

The main thing is that trolls do not care about this or that, and they do not truly care about my story or the story of the next person who deals with narcissistic abuse. They just want to be constant irritants to get desired reactions for all the trouble they attempt to cause. Still, other trolls will hide behind their screens and keyboards pretending to be empaths, intuitives, and highly sensitive to the plight of others when many of them are nothing more than narcissistic vultures who seek to pounce and destroy.

Goodness! Why do trolls feel the need to make sure I am technical when my platform is about my experiences with narcissists that have been in my life? My bio specifically spells this out, but a troll will still complain about how I present my information. Of course, not everyone who adds information to my posts are trolls, and not everyone who makes a critical point means harm. Many are people simply sharing and relating to my experiences and pointing out differences that that occurred with them.

I always know this, and I never take offense. In fact, I value different perspectives, and I actually learn a lot and have quite a few “aha” moments from additional comments. These are the people I know who need to express and further expand on my posts, and this is never an issue for me. There have been an ample amount of responses to me that I continue to ponder over because of their profound messages.

Yet, trolls will attempt to undermine, upstage, and discredit what I present, or they will go off the hinges entirely with information that has nothing to do with what my topic even refers too. Frankly, even someone who sees the posts of these trolls usually knows it is a troll post because the trolls’ posts are usually completely out of whack with the comments of everyone else.

To avoid getting into any heated debates or discussions at all with trolls, I simply decide whether to like their comments. Oftentimes, if what has been posted does not align, then I simply skip it and move on. Again, I am not about conflict, and people are free to have a difference of opinion with me, but when I am talking about my own personal experiences, it is a done deal. It happened to me.

Trolls do not even connect to relate, they just want to sabotage the platform. When I do not correspond with them, then they usually bow out and go away. Oftentimes, I will just mute them as if to swat them away like they are a pesky fly, and if push comes to shove, I block them (usually because of their blatant disrespect of my platform). Perhaps they await in silence for a chance to come back for an even greater attack by posing under another account, but my voice will remain unchained.

In next post … Trolls in Your DMs.