Online Trolling and Staying Positive

In regards to online trolling, this phenomena has affected those who we would call "online victims" through causes of depression, or even suicide.  Personally, I think online trolling is nothing but pure negativity and not worthy of existence.  For people who are victimized by this verbal abuse, I believe that it is really up to the person to control the situation they're in.  Now that social media, has given the tools of blocking and reporting online bullies, the person that's being attacked should utilize them so that their negativity can be stopped.  Even if you want to take another route of confronting the internet trolls, the choice is up to you.  Therefore, this form of bullying can be halted.  Now of course, there are trolls that can make their own posts and spread false rumors of you, and since that does fall under the right of freedom of speech, there is really no way to dispute that.  However, the most one can really do is, simply, ignore it and move on.  I know this isn't as easy as actually doing it, but words shouldn't be the downfall of your happiness.  These trolls don't really know who you are, and by showing anger and sadness, you're really just giving them more power to their overall purpose.  So don't overthink those comments, or insults that may get under your skin.  Just try to stay positive and spread it through the online world.  I feel if more people did that, than the influence of online trolling will have a remarkable decline.  -LaVanton Gilmore