Hi @careywedler,
I'm grateful for this post.
I recently shut down all my social media accounts because of one person. She was bent on cyber stalking me on all the platforms I was on and leaving mean comments.. It was hurtful and hard to go through.
And, i'm sorry about the comments that people left you too.
I'm grateful for this post because it is like a "release" that will help me move on as well.
Welcome to Steemit. I'm new here too and I will be sure to follow along in your writing journey.