Mental Health Tip: When Dealing with Online Harassment
There are several reasons why harassment might appeal to those who do it. First, it's possible that the harasser never learned how to manage his or her emotions. So when they see something that ticks them off online, they lash out to deal with those feelings.
On the flip side, it's possible that they can totally handle their negative emotions but don't do it online because there aren't consequences for being a loose cannon. They can repeatedly attack you without seeing how you react. Though that fact is true for anyone who uses the Internet, the difference for harassers is that they might also get a high from putting you down.
A harasser might have learned somewhere that hurting other people makes them feel powerful or happy, and that power trip or happy feeling can be addicting for them. Sometimes, they must keep up the harassment to maintain that feeling of power.
Another reason why harassers keep attacking from behind their computer screens is because they can't get their emotions under control. They keep escalating the situation until—or if—something happens to stop them.
Whatever the reason behind an online harasser's offensive behavior, it's clear that they don't quite have their emotions together.
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