25 People Confess The Most Toxic Communities They’ve Been A Part Of

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Certain fandoms of Kpop. Fans of BTS (called ARMYS) and fans of EXO (called EXO-L) can get super toxic. Plus all the idol stalkings (breaking and entering and installing hidden cameras, following them from event to event), and the anti-fans (giving idols laced drinks. Like, one time someone gave an idol I think orange juice mixed with super glue. Poor guy was coughing blood and almost died).

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Babycenter. Seriously, go on one of those boards. It’s a bunch of stuck up, snot nosed, middle aged, nasty women who bully each other.

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When I was a teen I went through a Goth phase and found some online people who had similar interests. Unfortunately this particular group really encouraged self harm, not seeking help for depression, and over all glamorized suffering from mental illnesses. Think pro ana but with self harm. I don’t want to know how many people from that group ended up committing suicide. Thankfully that site/forum isn’t in operation any more and I haven’t self harmed in over decade. Best thing I did was leave that site.

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Working at Wal-Mart. Almost everyone there is a terrible person, from the management who yells at you because you won’t do other people’s jobs in addition to yours, to the customers who have a complete mental breakdown, because we are out of coffee creamer. It’s just a place of negativity and hatred.

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Briefly was apart of a pro eating disorder community when I was much younger. People would exchange tips on starving yourself, making yourself puke, and hiding it from family and friends. Yeah, not the healthiest environment for impressionable preteens with self esteem issues.

Written by Laura McNairy

Laura is a freelance writer for TFLN. She likes to write about what she knows best — dating, sex, and being awkward, but usually in the opposite order. She is the Assistant Editor and videographer for Peach Fuzz, a sex-positive nudie magazine in ATX.