PSA

[Trixxy]

Man up and grow some thicker skin - it's a necessity irl just as it is on the net.
Jerks exist everywhere and in this day and age it's better to overcome your own low self-esteem instead of looking for a hugbox.

It's the harsher response but also the more honest one, white Knights won't always be there to protect you from harm.

That being said: XIV already has one of the lesser toxic communities.

[Zepla]

Man up and grow some thicker skin - it's a necessity irl just as it is on the net.

OP has already demonstrated extraordinary courage and strength by not only letting go of this extremely hateful comment, but by coming here to help others cope in a constructive way.

If you or anyone you know has ever suffered from mental health problems, you may understand that better.

[Chadness]

Man up and grow some thicker skin - it's a necessity irl just as it is on the net.

Just FYI, telling someone with mental health issues to just "grow some thicker skin" is like telling someone with a broken leg to just "walk it off".

[Trixxy]

Just FYI, telling someone with mental health issues to just "grow some thicker skin" is like telling someone with a broken leg to just "walk it off".

Find me one person that hasn't at some point been whining about "mental health issues", expecting pitty and special treatment.

They're common, they're something everyone has to deal with and eventually overcome in order to grow up *mentally*.

Other than that buzzwords sure are a handy thing to fall back to when you can't be bothered to do so and resort to indulging within ever-so popular internet hugboxes instead.
As I've stated in my previous post, looking away simply won't do. So, in a way, yeah it may as well be their own fault for being unable to cope with a bit of toxicity on the internet and the overwhelming amount of people in this thread trying to defend said behaviour with such a weak argument aren't helping anyone, nor ever will.

It's a sad trend. Cowardice is encouraged and stating a bit of truth will immediatelly be met with scorn and equally toxic responses.

This thread is the living proof of that.

[TSLsmokey]

Find me one person that hasn't at some point been whining about "mental health issues", expecting pitty and special treatment.

They're common, they're something everyone has to deal with and eventually overcome in order to grow up *mentally*.

Just pointing this out there. I discovered back in middle school that I had a brain disorder and it ticked me off to no end getting the 'special treatment' when other issues were more prevalent that could've been dealt with. I never sought out special treatment, never whined about the disorder, and tried to work as best I could with it. There are likely many out there that have not whined about their disability or expected special treatment. You might not even know they have said disability due to them keeping quiet. If I got the point of your opening statement wrong, please forgive me as the way you worded it made it seem like an absolute.

[MihaelB]

Just FYI, telling someone with mental health issues to just "grow some thicker skin" is like telling someone with a broken leg to just "walk it off".

Except this person in your analogy with a broken leg tried to enter a running competition.

If you have a delicate sense of mind, why are you jumping into a cesspool of competitive negative human toxicity?