So if you’re reputation has been absolutely slandered and defamed…news has 1st amendment right to speech, there’s no charges, nor crime that has actually been commited, yet the entire community as a whole thinks you are a villain based on an old friends lies and mistold stories…many of them…
How does one rebuild?
Literally went from being someone everyone talked about with a great light…to someone who everyone talks about negatively, and now even those who were fiercely loyal..have stepped away or are questioning my actions…or just all around don’t want anything to do with me anymore. We all know bad news spreads faster than good and this is no different.
Moving states isn’t an option. Already moved counties. People still talk. It’s sad. They say time passes will help..but not really.. because the stories will never be told in truth. The saying “hurt people, hurt people”..appears hard in this. I wouldn’t wish this on my absolute worst enemy!
Has anyone else experienced this?
What did you do?
How did you survive without wanting to just end your existence as a whole?
Suicide crosses my mind very often. However I also know they would take that as a signal that there was actual wrongdoing and that I chose to eliminate myself based on their lies. Multiple lawyers said defamation suits wouldn’t do much…the stories are there to stay. I just get to live with it.