When I saw the story of a phenomenon, it felt extremely familiar, as if we had met somewhere before. I wrote, ‘I feel like I know you,’ and added nothing else. But less than a minute after sending the message, I got blocked. I was honestly quite upset, are people this sensitive? Is this a normal reaction or did I misunderstand something?
I’ve experienced a similar situation too, honestly. I sent someone a sincere comment via DM, expecting a reply of “sounds good,” and within 5 minutes I got blocked. Turns out they misunderstood what I said; I don’t know who they mixed me up with, but I’m sure they had some past trauma. Maybe this phenomenon has also had bad experiences before? Sometimes people become overly sensitive.
When they said you seemed familiar, did they think you were stalking them in some way? Or did you remind them of someone special? There’s something strange about this, but I’m not sure.
@dedikoducu no way, stalking probably didn’t even cross their mind. There’s nothing like that on my profile anyway. I just thought maybe it resembled someone’s ex.
@deneyimli honestly, I kind of understand the sensitivity of that phenomenon too; people can send DMs with silly intentions just because they recognize someone in a story. Nowadays, social media has become a risky place tailored to such tastes. Maybe the previous person wrote something bad to them, who knows.
This actually falls under the issue of ‘setting boundaries’ in social media psychology. Phenomena often feel uncomfortable with even the first message from a stranger because they deal with dozens of absurd messages every day. You may be innocent, but to them, it can come off as ‘familiar’ and be perceived as potentially uncomfortable.
I wonder if when I said “it sounded familiar,” they took it as something private? Influencers usually dress quite revealing, maybe that’s why sensitivity arose.
@mahrem_saf this is a mistaken perception. It’s not true that every person who dresses revealingly reacts this way. We must respect people’s sensitivities; for example, if they blocked you, just let it go.
A friend of mine had messaged a celebrity in their DMs saying, ‘Sister, your breasts are really beautiful!’ Of course, they immediately got blocked. They didn’t write a story about it, but later said, ‘They’re sensitive because they get harassed, you shouldn’t be surprised.’ I suppose they’re right?
I think we shouldn’t push directly anymore. If they block us, they block us. Maybe if it opens up differently in the future, they’ll apologize. I don’t think we should engage any further.