Hello All,
My partner is recently facing some issues. One picture of hers has been used in the internet in an abusive way. The picture is a very beautiful one (not embarrassing in any way) but the text added to it is very inappropriate. Somehow, this turned into a meme with more than 60k shares and counting. My partner is scared that her colleagues or friends might see that. She wont sleep, she thinks only about that, she lost her happiness, her spirit is crushed. And that has been for days. I am trying to help, cheer her up, be sympathetic. She talks about her life being ruined, she does not want to seek professional help. When I try to explain her that her fears are unreasonable she starts panicking and saying that I do not understand her. Yes, she has always been very emotional, but I never expected anything like that to have such huge impact on her. I truly fear that she might end up in a vicious circle of worry, fear, anxiety and depression because of that.
We have many times talked to the page owners or the administrators of the websites hosting the image, but they don't care. Legally, there is nothing we could do to stop the spread. So we need to look inside of us and find some internal consolation.
Please help me and tell me how to act what to do? I want to stop her from sitting on the bed and counting every single minute the new shares, but I feel powerless. We had a big fight the day before, when I wanted for us to do something else.
I need your help, guys. I feel like all that stupidity will ruin our lives and relationship.