I made a post asking what the key differences between Hexbear and Lemmygrad were, a question I already asked in the Matrix chat, and everyone there gave rude responses and acted as though I was trolling when I was just honestly curious as I never took the time to really engage with Hexbear before. It almost made me cry.

I have problems with my internet use. Every hour, sometimes half-hour, I check back into Hexbear. I suffer from severe OCD in combination with other mental illnesses; I can’t help it. I just want somewhere to be welcome without being treated like a rapine beast for a past which I can’t alter.

I am not here to cause drama or troll. I have deliberately avoided political arguments to avoid harming the community’s flow. Yes, I have done foolish things in the past when I was 15, but have not we all?

I came here under the pseudonym I am most commonly remembered by as a peace gesture to a community which I have disrespected to indicate that I would not hide who I am and I was being honest for once, and I hope people would respect me too.

Is this too much to ask?

  • purpleworm [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
    10·
    5 days ago

    She’s been pretty active during her short time here on this account and has been engaging very positively with us. But really, that’s beside the point here, because it’s not a matter of “trust,” it’s a matter of not jumping down someone’s throat when she didn’t say anything wrong! This is a backward, reactionary attitude of making excuses for needless aggression.

      • purpleworm [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
        5·
        5 days ago

        Whether she would be better advised to do that or not is, as I already said, beside the point.

        it’s not a matter of “trust,” it’s a matter of not jumping down someone’s throat when she didn’t say anything wrong! This is a backward, reactionary attitude of making excuses for needless aggression.