In the clinic waiting room, I can't find the words to ask for help.
After seeing a post online that targeted me, I keep opening a message to someone I know in the clinic waiting room, then deleting it and starting over.
Scenes
- I open my contacts, then close them. — In the clinic waiting room, I open and close the message window while trying to choose whom to tell about the online harassment.
- I don't want to worry them. — Even after a harassing post appears, I delete my message to someone close to me, worried that telling them will make them worry too.
- The post comes to mind while I wait. — Holding a clinic ticket, I wonder who might have seen the post and weigh whom to contact and how much to show them.
- Decide what to share first. — When addressing online harassment, preserve evidence, check your account and personal safety, then decide whom to tell and how much.
- Today, just write what you want to tell them. — One thing you can do on your own today is write a sentence to send to someone you trust. You can think about how much to share even if you don't send it.
- Reaching out starts with one sentence. — You can take your time deciding whom to tell and how much to share. Today, look at the sentence you wrote and see where you paused.
Stories by Suho
- Suho
- I’m out for a walk when someone I don’t know starts a video call.
- On the way to work, I wonder who to tell.
- A gift comes every payday
- Someone I’d seen online was standing outside my home.
- I keep thinking about that call after the work dinner.
- After work, I’m standing at the door, and I need to change who can see my account.
- After my appointment, an offer to work together came in.
- I check the hate comments again, even after putting my child to bed.