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I just witnessed the mother of all rants from one beauty blogger on Snapchat about some fairly inane comments by one Instagram user on some of her photos.


I then got on to thinking, at what point does a comment become bullying/abuse? It's been well documented that some comments and users are removed from some bloggers social media if they are in the slightest bit uncomplimentary or offer critique.


There's plenty of stuff I don't particularly like that bloggers do, but I'm genuinely not bothered enough to comment. Some people do and I think that's grand if it's not abusive - life isn't all roses. Sure, people don't have to follow whatever bloggers, but if any slight hint of constructive criticism is met with "unfollow my Instagram/delete haters". Are they really living in a bubble where they can do no wrong?

Meangadh

I'm not sure if this thread will be left open as a lot of these tend to descend into a bit of a mess on here but I'll say this much:

Firstly, I don't care how high profile a blogger you are, you should never have to put up with personal abuse or attacks. However, being corrected about something you stated incorrectly is hardly abuse. I know what blogger you are referring to and her reaction was completely over the top and possibly even not quite thought through at all.

I don't want to just focus on her though in fairness. I just think people, both beauty bloggers and their followers, need to calm the hell down on social media. The way some followers worship the bloggers is absolutely baffling. I read some of the comments under their pictures/posts and some people are practically prostrating themselves in front of them. Grown women I mean. WTF?? So maybe when they do get criticism, they find it difficult to handle? I'm not sure.

I think they do need to see the difference between criticism of their work and criticism of them as a person. We all mess up things at work, but it's not usually a measure of who we are- and it's how we deal with our screw ups that really show people the true measure of ourselves as people. I think some beauty bloggers would do well to remind themselves of that- and in turn, their followers see that they are only human and therefore allowed to make mistakes.

Sunny Dayz

I agree that rude and upsetting remarks have no place in social media, regardless if you are famous or not.
However reacting like that in public when you are a high profile media business person is just not on. IMO it is very unprofessional. In this case it just fanned the flames. I, like many other people after seeing the snapchats, went to view the instagram account. I didn't see anything too bad, but I'm assuming a lot of comments were deleted by the time I looked. What worries me now is the amount of people who commented to say that the blogger in question was quite right with her rant, and more worryingly comments from very young followers (I'm talking primary school age) saying that they love this blogger, want to be like her when they grow up etc. I'm very disappointed that people think it's acceptable for a professional person to behave in that manner infront of their customers/clients/followers.
I have unfollowed a number of bloggers after they have "ranted" on snapchat, this is another.

scarbouro

Meangadh wrote: »

Firstly, I don't care how high profile a blogger you are, you should never have to put up with personal abuse or attacks. However, being corrected about something you stated incorrectly is hardly abuse. I know what blogger you are referring to and her reaction was completely over the top and possibly even not quite thought through at all..

+1 to this. I think it all just escalated very quickly. I don't condone bullying or harassing any blogger but the comment that started it all off was someone correcting her on where she actually was. And to be fair, the girl was correct, she was in Kildare not Dublin! I was watching this bloggers snapchat the day before this all blew up and she kept saying her Dublin workshop over and over, never mentioning it was a Kildare one also. To be fair, it is a completely different county! The same as saying I'm here at my Galway workshop when your actually in Mayo!

A lot of people completely lost their minds over it and not sure why! I don't think it was that big of a deal but her rant on snapchat was crazy and totally unprofessional imo. I think she made the whole situation worse. She needs to keep her cool at all times and take it on the Chin like a professional business person..

ally_pally

I'm not on Snapchat so didn't know which blogger this was. Didn't take long for me to guess though!

There's a well known fashion blogger who had a post up recently about how she blocks people on social media and it was an interesting read. The blogger in question seems to have been on the receiving end of some pretty horrendous bullying in the past. Her post was well thought out and wasn't just ranting about "haters" and the gist of it was that blocking people is a tool available to everyone on social media to help protect themselves and make their online experience more enjoyable, and even to help protect their mental health. I can totally understand someone wanting to protect themselves from actual bullying and trolling, and of course it's everyone's right to block whoever they want regardless of the reason.

My thoughts on it though were that maybe this is a slippery slope and while you start out blocking some vicious troll tweeting personal abuse and threats, you could end up seeing any form of mild criticism as the kind of negativity you want to shield yourself from. A flippant "I really don't like that top" from an otherwise dedicated follower and fan, or in this case correcting someone on their location, could be seen as horrible criticism and the kind of negativity you don't want in your life and block the person.

Again, everyone is perfectly entitled to block whoever they want. But I think they do so at the risk of surrounding themselves just with praise and their twitter / instagram / snapchat / blog / facebook becomes just an echo chamber with your followers just parroting back to you what you're putting out there. You'll end up with no meaningful engagement with your followers and miss out on the variety of opinions that are out there.

fitzytour

scarbouro wrote: »

+1 to this. I think it all just escalated very quickly. I don't condone bullying or harassing any blogger but the comment that started it all off was someone correcting her on where she actually was. And to be fair, the girl was correct, she was in Kildare not Dublin! I was watching this bloggers snapchat the day before this all blew up and she kept saying her Dublin workshop over and over, never mentioning it was a Kildare one also. To be fair, it is a completely different county! The same as saying I'm here at my Galway workshop when your actually in Mayo!

A lot of people completely lost their minds over it and not sure why! I don't think it was that big of a deal but her rant on snapchat was crazy and totally unprofessional imo. I think she made the whole situation worse. She needs to keep her cool at all times and take it on the Chin like a professional business person..

I completely agree as well!! To be honest, the bloggers in question was actually my favourite on snapchat as she seemed to keep it mostly professional..as in she didnt snap about mundane boring things like a lot of bloggers do...however after seeing her facebook rant yesterday I have now unfollowed her. It came across as quite vicious and just made me think would she speak like this to someone in person if they had a legitimate critic of her work and said it to her in person! Some people may say that the trollers will use her rant to further give out but look at it this way...if you went to a restaurant and ordered a steak rare but instead got a well done steak, then proceeded to complain about it to management but got an angry response instead telling you to stick it, is that acceptable or professional??!!

hearmehearye

I didn't mean for this post to be exclusively about that blogger. But she was the one that got me thinking about what constitutes bullying/abuse towards someone.

I know that blogger went on to comment that minors were managing her social media and they feel responsible for the "****storm" that was created. It's a little bit hypocritical when you have these bloggers that preach about not letting the haters/bullies/trolls get to you.. And then post a nasty rant.


Now, I don't even have Instagram but when I saw the rant, I went on to have a gawk. It was a bit of a Barbra Streisand moment, and I thought her response was exceptionally rude and unprofessional. I've unfollowed her across all platforms.



Beauty bloggers especially have plenty of young, impressionable followers. Sort of almost verging on weird, dangerous cult worship, but how and ever... Is it really a good example to be setting where the slightest critique or criticism just leaves the "victim" branding the commenter as a hater/troll/bully when in reality, maybe either ignoring or addressing the comment directly and straight to the point might circumvent any mysteries.


Is this going to breed a generation of people who won't be able to be subject to any critique or criticisms without becoming victims?

Mrs OBumble

hearmehearye wrote: »

Is this going to breed a generation of people who won't be able to be subject to any critique or criticisms without becoming victims?

We already have that generation, IMHO. Kids are entering the workforce and expecting to be treated as though their efforts matter - when in the real world it's achievement rather than effort that count.

FWIW, something is only bullying if it's repeated behaviour with malicious intent.

So one commentator saying "you're an eejit" isn't bullying. A hundred saying it might be. Or it might not be if you really did do something idiotic.

cookiesmuggler

i saw it aswell on snapchat and didnt have a clue what she was on about , so went over to instagram for a snoop! in all fairness, she blew it way out of poportion! If she just owned her mistake and admitted it , it would have blown over unnoticed! who does she actually think she is telling everyone off over snpachat, and "upsetting her little 16 year old sister"??Please!!! its her own fault allowing her sister to have control of her social media not the people who commented!! as if everyone could read her mind and knew that she put her sister in charge of it ! and if a few comments on instagram upset her , jesus she has been living a very sheltered life! I actually unfollowed her after that , she was getting a bit too much anyway, gone are the days when she actually reviewed something she bought herself , now its all freebies shes reviewing or promoting and its never honest as its all promotion. im actually sick to death of her and her fella showing off all the freebies to be honest , isnt it grand for them to show an interest in something over snapchat and then low and behold they get sent boxes of it two days later! its a bit disheartening to be honest .
And another one ive unfollowed recently was the blonde blogger from cork , her initials are the same. all she does is show off what she has and what shes bought! the moment i actuallly said enough was enough , was when for nearly a month she went on and on about getting and looking for a car . then she bought one and wouldnt tell anyone what it was as she didnt want to show off but still managed to get the range rover sign into every pic from then on !
This is the last one, ive just had enough, she just found out shes pregnant and has put a "baby wish list" in other words a begging list, its actually pathetic! in one snap shes nearly crying as shes so depressed and in the next snap then shes getting ready to go out for dinner , all smiles and raring to go! the wish list for the baby took me over the edge though! anyway ive unfollowed them all, i originally followed them all as at the start they were true to what they were doing , now its just a joke. sorry , rant over

SusieBlue

The only thing I will say about the cork blogger is that she has led a very privileged life and pretty much everything she shows she has bought herself. The reason she was on about buying a new car for weeks was because her old one broke.
I also think she hasn't shown it because Range Rovers aren't all that common and showing her car would make her extremely identifiable when she's already so well known around cork.
I thought it was refreshing compared to another blogger who recently received a free, sponsored car, and plugs it in every snapchat and Instagram post that she can.
She's one of the few left that seems genuine and isn't taking it or herself too seriously

As for the blogger in question, over reaction much??? She was in the wrong and it was pointed out, but those who pointed out her mistake are mean haters?? What?! Unfollowed her off everything ages ago but went on her Instagram just to see what the fuss was about after seeing this thread. She blew it was out of proportion, it was embarrassing to watch.

biko

cookiesmuggler wrote: »

This is the last one, ive just had enough, she just found out shes pregnant and has put a "baby wish list" in other words a begging list, its actually pathetic!

Hmm, a pregnant friend of mine also have a baby wish list, I'll tell her you think it's pathetic.

Be more civil or you will get banned from this forum. This is your only warning.

scarbouro

biko wrote: »

Hmm, a pregnant friend of mine also have a baby wish list, I'll tell her you think it's pathetic.[/B]

Not saying I agree with the above statement but I'm sure your friend isn't a blogger, posting on her public social media a baby wish list, in the hope that companies in that area will send her out free stuff!

biko

I don't want to get drawn into the conversation as I don't follow beauty bloggers but since you addressed me directly:
Anyone can ask for anything anytime, I don't see a problem with that. It's up to others to decide if they want to give or not.

If someone get offended over someone else asking for something then maybe the problem lies with the offended and not the asking person.

scarbouro

[quote="biko;99324944"

If you get offended over someone asking for something then maybe the problem lies with you and not the asking person.[/quote]

I never once said I was offended! I was pointing out that's it a completely different scenario from a normal Mary Jane making up a wish list to someone who is in the public eye looking for freebies!

hearmehearye

biko wrote:

Be more civil or you will get banned from this forum. This is your only warning.

Your friend probably isn't a blogger though. Posting this stuff publicly is a bit desperate, you'll have to at least acknowledge that.

biko

scarbouro wrote: »

I never once said I was offended! I was pointing out that's it a completely different scenario from a normal Mary Jane making up a wish list to someone who is in the public eye looking for freebies!

Sorry, I didn't mean to imply it was you yourself I referred to.
I meant "you" as in any person.
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hearmehearye wrote: »

Your friend probably isn't a blogger though. Posting this stuff publicly is a bit desperate, you'll have to at least acknowledge that.

Nope, it's fine in my opinion. Our opinions on this matter are different.

cookiesmuggler

biko wrote: »

Hmm, a pregnant friend of mine also have a baby wish list, I'll tell her you think it's pathetic.

Be more civil or you will get banned from this forum. This is your only warning.

In all fairness theres a big big difference between a blogger with over 60,000 followers putting up a baby wish list on both her instagram and blog, and the normal joan soap who is pregnant and just has a list of necessites?? Bloggers know that the minute they show and interest in something that they are sent said merchandise!!! Look at the most recent blogger to have a rant over a geotag, she and her finace are munching on protein bars there for over a week , suddenly they are getting hampers delivered left right and centre FOR FREE!!!
I have two kids , and yes i have made lists, of what i need, that only me and my husband saw. As we are people buying the stuff.
By all means tell your friend its pathetic, but they are your words to her not mine ! i never said your friends list is patheic because its not !!The bloggers list how and ever , was !!

dudara

You can write out the facts: pregnant beauty blogger posts a wish list, suggesting that she is hoping for PR companies to contact her or send her products.

I think that gets the message across clearly. There's absolutely no need to start calling her actions "pathetic". That is getting a personal dig in. And once that tome creeps into threads, it grows.

retro:electro

Sorry if this comes across bad; I don't mean it to, but I've just seen a snap from a blogger who suffered an anxiety attack while in town getting her nails done. She said she had anxiety while in the shopping centre, yet she still managed to get her nails done, take pics of the process and show them off when she got home. Que a few hours later an update about how anxious she felt while in town getting her nails done and that she felt so overwhelmed and panicked beinf in a noisy and busy place. I've suffered from anxiety, as have most of my family, and there is no way on planet earth would any of us, in the middle of an anxious moment, be snapchating something as stupid as getting our nails done, nor would we feel fine again an hour later and update our followers on how traumatic our nail experience was. I know every individual is different, but from speaking to people with it it seems like when you're down, you're down and it's hard to get back up again. Yet these bloggers seem to only suffer from it the odd hour here and there and are back snapchatting as normal soon after. Its trivialising a serious problem and it really bugs me.

StripedBoxers

anna080 wrote: »

Sorry if this comes across bad; I don't mean it to, but I've just seen a snap from a blogger who suffered an anxiety attack while in town getting her nails done. She said she had anxiety while in the shopping centre, yet she still managed to get her nails done, take pics of the process and show them off when she got home. Que a few hours later an update about how anxious she felt while in town getting her nails done and that she felt so overwhelmed and panicked beinf in a noisy and busy place. I've suffered from anxiety, as have most of my family, and there is no way on planet earth would any of us, in the middle of an anxious moment, be snapchating something as stupid as getting our nails done, nor would we feel fine again an hour later and update our followers on how traumatic our nail experience was. I know every individual is different, but from speaking to people with it it seems like when you're down, you're down and it's hard to get back up again. Yet these bloggers seem to only suffer from it the odd hour here and there and are back snapchatting as normal soon after. Its trivialising a serious problem and it really bugs me.

What snapper was this? Can you PM me?

I myself suffer from anxiety and there is no way at all that I would be fit for anything other than pottering around my own home if I'd had an anxiety attack.

When I myself and others I know who suffer from anxiety have a panic attack you are down, not for an hour, for a day or a few days sometimes. Obviously its different for everyone but I highly, highly doubt that person had a panic attack, more like an overwhelming sensation which may have seemed like a panic attack but wasn't.

I know of one blogger who posted on snapchat at the end of last summer that she was suffering a panic attack, she was snap chatting throughout it (just text pics, no actual photos/videos/voices).

I don't for one second believe that someone would be fit for snap chatting every few seconds during a panic attack. How could you when you don't have full/any control of your body?

It disgusts me when people use anxiety/panic attacks for no reason and trivialise something so serious. Its no wonder people are skeptical when you say you are depressed/anxious etc when you have clowns who use mental illnesses unnecessarily and make little of them.

fitzytour

StripedBoxers wrote: »

What snapper was this? Can you PM me?

I myself suffer from anxiety and there is no way at all that I would be fit for anything other than pottering around my own home if I'd had an anxiety attack.

When I myself and others I know who suffer from anxiety have a panic attack you are down, not for an hour, for a day or a few days sometimes. Obviously its different for everyone but I highly, highly doubt that person had a panic attack, more like an overwhelming sensation which may have seemed like a panic attack but wasn't.

I know of one blogger who posted on snapchat at the end of last summer that she was suffering a panic attack, she was snap chatting throughout it (just text pics, no actual photos/videos/voices).

I don't for one second believe that someone would be fit for snap chatting every few seconds during a panic attack. How could you when you don't have full/any control of your body?

It disgusts me when people use anxiety/panic attacks for no reason and trivialise something so serious. Its no wonder people are skeptical when you say you are depressed/anxious etc when you have clowns who use mental illnesses unnecessarily and make little of them.

I saw this bloggers story and saw another blogger snap while apparently going through a panic attack(i have since infollowed). While I think it is great people are being open and honest about and making people more aware, it really annoys me also when these bloggers talk about it in such a trivial manner. While I get that they are suffering from some form of anxiety, it is in no way a panic attack. My brother has had crippling anxiety since he was a young child, and to see the pain and suffering he has gone through internally is just heartbreaking. Then to see bloggers post snapchat stories about having a panic attack as if they just broke a nail is so angering. When someone now says they're suffering from anxiety the reaction tends to be a roll of the eyes and ''oh ya...anxiety!!''.

Life is tough, everyone has bad days....and while I dont doubt this girl is suffering some form of anxiety, and I know it can vary in seriousness...it was so angering to see her snap away about it like that when Iv seen how seriously it has affected my brother. She is entitled to snap what she wants..the problem is she has a very large following and some of these girls may think that if you can go and get your nails done while having a panic attack then they may think they are having a panic attack when out getting a blowdry when all honesty they are just having a bad day...then ta daa..everyone has anxiety and the people who are seriously ill with it are afraid to talk about it because of the 'roll of the eyes' reaction they may get!!!

Sorry for the rant...my anger may be slightly misdirected and Im not entirely blaming this blogger...it is just an issue they need to thread very carefully with!!

scarbouro

Anyone any idea who the blogger was?!


http://vipmagazine.ie/well-known-irish-blogger-faces-legal-battle-over-celebrity-threesome-injunction/

StripedBoxers

scarbouro wrote: »

Anyone any idea who this was?!

http://vipmagazine.ie/well-known-irish-blogger-faces-legal-battle-over-celebrity-threesome-injunction/

I've a good idea. Found an article

Can I say or post a link on the thread? I'm guessing not?

Anyone see anything about the American YouTuber who is allegedly raped/abused another YouTuber?

I see a prominent (?) Irish YouTuber has a video regarding it.

retro:electro

Why is it that the top three bloggers in Ireland don't seem to get along or support each other? I'm not saying they're nasty to one another; it's more that they act like the other doesn't exist.. The top ones here would be the two brunettes and one blonde, but I've never seen any of them even acknowledge the others existence!
It seems to be very different from the UK, they all, for the most part, seem to get along great over there and seem to be genuinely supportive and happy for one another.. Maybe because it's a smaller market here so more competition? Hmm. Just something I've observed anyway.

StripedBoxers

anna080 wrote: »

Why is it that the top three bloggers in Ireland don't seem to get along or support each other? I'm not saying they're nasty to one another; it's more that they act like the other doesn't exist.. The top ones here would be the two brunettes and one blonde, but I've never seen any of them even acknowledge the others existence!
It seems to be very different from the UK, they all, for the most part, seem to get along great over there and seem to be genuinely supportive and happy for one another.. Maybe because it's a smaller market here so more competition? Hmm. Just something I've observed anyway.

If you mean the two brown haired girls based in Dublin, didn't they used to be friends and then fell out?

I remember reading that somewhere before, can't remember where though as its a while ago since I read it.

bridgettedon

anna080 wrote: »

Sorry if this comes across bad; I don't mean it to, but I've just seen a snap from a blogger who suffered an anxiety attack while in town getting her nails done. She said she had anxiety while in the shopping centre, yet she still managed to get her nails done, take pics of the process and show them off when she got home. Que a few hours later an update about how anxious she felt while in town getting her nails done and that she felt so overwhelmed and panicked beinf in a noisy and busy place. I've suffered from anxiety, as have most of my family, and there is no way on planet earth would any of us, in the middle of an anxious moment, be snapchating something as stupid as getting our nails done, nor would we feel fine again an hour later and update our followers on how traumatic our nail experience was. I know every individual is different, but from speaking to people with it it seems like when you're down, you're down and it's hard to get back up again. Yet these bloggers seem to only suffer from it the odd hour here and there and are back snapchatting as normal soon after. Its trivialising a serious problem and it really bugs me.

Maybe she was using it as a method to distract from her anxiety. I really don't like these type of comments. We are judging her behaviour on how she reacted to an anxiety attack. We don't know what was going on inside her head. In fact I think people are trivialising her anxiety here because it doesn't fit in with their view of mental illness. Oh her reaction wasn't extreme enough, she doesn't have real anxiety...

anothernight

bridgettedon wrote: »

Oh her reaction wasn't extreme enough, she doesn't have real anxiety...

An anxiety attack is extreme by definition. I wouldn't wish them on anyone.

bridgettedon

anothernight wrote: »

An anxiety attack is extreme by definition. I wouldn't wish them on anyone.

Yah it may be extreme but her attitude doesn't have to be. Do you want her to video the attack at the worst moment to see if it passes your opinion of a geniune anxiety attack. Do you want her to sit there for hours rehashing it. Or behaving like she normally would by snapchatting and then make a video to highlight it. As far as i remember she said she was putting up a video on anxiety instead of a regular one. I say fair play.

anothernight

bridgettedon wrote: »

Yah it may be extreme but her attitude doesn't have to be. Do you want her to video the attack at the worst moment to see if it passes your opinion of a geniune anxiety attack. Do you want her to sit there for hours rehashing it. Or behaving like she normally would by snapchatting and then make a video to highlight it. As far as i remember she said she was putting up a video on anxiety instead of a regular one. I say fair play.

I don't know this person and I don't follow those blogs anyway, but...

Snapchatting during a panic attack is akin to snapchatting during a heart attack where you're convinced you'll be dead in a few moments.

retro:electro

bridgettedon wrote: »

Yah it may be extreme but her attitude doesn't have to be. Do you want her to video the attack at the worst moment to see if it passes your opinion of a geniune anxiety attack. Do you want her to sit there for hours rehashing it. Or behaving like she normally would by snapchatting and then make a video to highlight it. As far as i remember she said she was putting up a video on anxiety instead of a regular one. I say fair play.

But she was snapchatting her nails being done before and after the attack and taking selfies. It was only when she got home she said she had a panic attack before getting her nails done. Unless you've had one you won't understand, that's not how anyone conducts themselves before, during or after an attack. Selfies and getting my nails done are the last things on my mind. I'm not saying her reaction wasn't extreme enough, I don't want to see her panic attack. My point is her conduct was bizzare.

retro:electro

bridgettedon wrote: »

Yah it may be extreme but her attitude doesn't have to be. Do you want her to video the attack at the worst moment to see if it passes your opinion of a geniune anxiety attack. Do you want her to sit there for hours rehashing it. Or behaving like she normally would by snapchatting and then make a video to highlight it. As far as i remember she said she was putting up a video on anxiety instead of a regular one. I say fair play.

You're massively missing the point.

bridgettedon

anothernight wrote: »

I don't know this person and I don't follow those blogs anyway, but...

Snapchatting during a panic attack is akin to snapchatting during a heart attack where you're convinced you'll be dead in a few moments.

I just read the article she wrote, it was an article and not a video like I previously mentioned. I found it interesting. Maybe the panic attack has subsided a bit when she snapchatted. Who knows and to be honest who cares. I suffer from anxiety and I can relate to her so I think she is raising awareness.

bridgettedon

anna080 wrote: »

But she was snapchatting her nails being done before and after the attack and taking selfies. It was only when she got home she said she had a panic attack before getting her nails done. Unless you've had one you won't understand, that's not how anyone conducts themselves before, during or after an attack. Selfies and getting my nails done are the last things on my mind. I'm not saying her reaction wasn't extreme enough, I don't want to see her panic attack. My point is her conduct was bizzare.

Everyone conducts themselves in different ways. I just struggle to see that someone with anxiety would trivialise someone else's experience because it doesn't match with their own. You can't run away from every situation due to anxiety. Sometimes you just have to face and ride it like she did. It's one of the ways in which you overcome anxiety.

retro:electro

bridgettedon wrote: »

Everyone conducts themselves in different ways. I just struggle to see that someone with anxiety would trivialise someone else's experience because it doesn't match with their own. You can't run away from every situation due to anxiety. Sometimes you just have to face and ride it like she did. It's one of the ways in which you overcome anxiety.

Face it and ride, yes; snapchat and selfie, no.

Anyone who snapchats and selfies is not having a panic attack. They may be feeling overwhelmed or have a bit of mind fog or just feel nervous, but it is not an anxiety induced panic attack, and I'll defend my point to the last on that.
Couple that with her saying "I fought through it and managed to get my nails done". Please, that sentence is just so insulting to anxiety sufferers on so many levels.

bridgettedon

anna080 wrote: »

Face it and ride, yes; snapchat and selfie, no.

Anyone who snapchats and selfies is not having a panic attack. They may be feeling overwhelmed or have a bit of mind fog or just feel nervous, but it is not an anxiety induced panic attack, and I'll defend my point to the last on that.
Couple that with her saying "I fought through it and managed to get my nails done". Please, that sentence is just so insulting to anxiety sufferers on so many levels.

So maybe she was having anxiety but not a full blown anxiety attack. Defend away but who is the winner here. Neither are pleasant experiences.

Sometimes it is the small victories in life.

retro:electro

bridgettedon wrote: »

So maybe she was having anxiety but not a full blown anxiety attack. Defend away but who is the winner here. Neither are pleasant experiences.

Sometimes it is the small victories in life.

Have you even seen the snapchat I'm referring to?

bridgettedon

anna080 wrote: »

Have you even seen the snapchat I'm referring to?

No i don't have it

retro:electro

bridgettedon wrote: »

No i don't have it

Ya. Signs is by.

Pretty.Odd.

Did she actually say she had a panic attack though? I have no problem with someone correcting me on this and I'm not sticking up for her cos I'm not fond of how she conducts herself either but I did see those snaps and I only remember her saying she felt anxious and a bit meh.

cookiesmuggler

i dnt know if we are on about the same one but there is one snapchat blogger who does this also! She moans and groans about how depressed she is in one snap with no make up on . She goes on and on then about her mental illness but on her next snap then shes full of beans , face full of makeup and raving about some products shes been sent! noone with a mental illness videos themselves to show the world how depressed they are ! i myself think its all a farce , just to get some recognition from groups /charitites who support mental illness. NOT for anyone elses benefit but for her own, to make her more popular and to try and become like the face of that charity or what ever. Its just to spread herself that bit more to become more famous!

scarbouro

anna080 wrote: »

Why is it that the top three bloggers in Ireland don't seem to get along or support each other? I'm not saying they're nasty to one another; it's more that they act like the other doesn't exist.. The top ones here would be the two brunettes and one blonde, but I've never seen any of them even acknowledge the others existence!
It seems to be very different from the UK, they all, for the most part, seem to get along great over there and seem to be genuinely supportive and happy for one another.. Maybe because it's a smaller market here so more competition? Hmm. Just something I've observed anyway.

They seem to be all chummy today! Off to an event in the UK. I suppose they have to smile for the cameras when a company is paying for you to fly over to a product launch. What's the story with one of them always having their partner attached to her Hip. Can she not go anywhere alone?! It's bizarre, a bunch of girls going to an event and he tags along.

CloudCumulus

Hi all, I'm new here. Love reading these posts about bloggers. I only recently started following a few (in the last year or so). My friend loves them so asked me to fork out 75 euro to go to a workshop, not for me though. A goody bag with some toothpaste and facial wipes supposedly worth 50 euro and I wouldn't be the type to spend an hour painting my face with 7 different eyeshadows.
The original rant was very bad though. Like any of you that commented here, I also went over to IG to see what the story was, so it only made it worse.

retro:electro

scarbouro wrote: »

They seem to be all chummy today! Off to an event in the UK. I suppose they have to smile for the cameras when a company is paying for you to fly over to a product launch. What's the story with one of them always having their partner attached to her Hip. Can she not go anywhere alone?! It's bizarre, a bunch of girls going to an event and he tags along.

I know, how is he not mortified? He is literally following her around with a camera; it's bizzare. I'm embarrassed on his behalf.

CloudCumulus

I noticed that too. I think he's her secretary and he drives her around. imagine being with your partner all day every day, I'd hate it.
She seems like the type that can't go anywhere alone and probably doesn't mix with the other girls.

retro:electro

Stop you have to laugh at their snaps you'd swear some of them were never in a shop in London before. Also, why does a certain blogger always sell her clothes on depop after only one wear?!? Bizzare

crabbysamwich

I'm new here but have been lurking

I have to say I've noticed a new trend of snapchatters preemptively telling followers off, for example saying in a stern voice not to ask them where they got something as they're showing it, or to Google something if you want to know, don't ask them. I just find this so rude and unprofessional. It's like 'follow me and listen to what I want to talk about but for my benefit not yours'. If you don't want the social interaction between followers then why do it at all? Surely it's annoying getting a heap of the same question but I can't imagine a situation where it would be appropriate to speak to another like that... Except maybe a teacher talking to kids in a classroom. I just think its nice to be nice. I've unfollowed the majority of Irish snapchatters, beauty/bloggers now for this kind of thing which is sad.

Still loving <snip> though, they do seem so lovely.

bridgettedon

crabbysamwich wrote: »

I'm new here but have been lurking

I have to say I've noticed a new trend of Snapchatters preemptively telling followers off, for example saying in a stern voice not to ask them where they got something as they're showing it, or to Google something if you want to know, don't ask them. I just find this so rude and unprofessional. It's like 'follow me and listen to what I want to talk about but for my benefit not yours'. If you don't want the social interaction between followers then why do it at all? Surely it's annoying getting a heap of the same question but I can't imagine a situation where it would be appropriate to speak to another like that... Accept maybe a teacher talking to kids in a classroom. I just think its nice to be nice. I've unfollowed the majority of Irish snapchatters, beauty/bloggers now for this kind of thing which is sad.

Still loving <snip> though, they do seem so lovely.

I remember asking <snip> a question about something similar to a post she had written. She responded very quickly and said while she didn't know the info, she pointed me in the direction to get the information. I thought it was so nice of her.

One of things I like about bloggers is they provide the info in one place so it saves me from lots of googling. For example one blogger does a segment on sandals. She lists the sandals available in different shops, this saves me from having to search each website and gives me a better idea of what out there in the one post.

crabbysamwich

bridgettedon wrote: »

I remember asking <snip> a question about something similar to a post she had written. She responded very quickly and said while she didn't know the info, she pointed me in the direction to get the information. I thought it was so nice of her.

One of things I like about bloggers is they provide the info in one place so it saves me from lots of googling. For example one blogger does a segment on sandals. She lists the sandals available in different shops, this saves me from having to search each website and gives me a better idea of what out there in the one post.

Yes I meant to include <snip> actually aswell, she is fab. I've only started getting into bloggers and snapchat recently, I have found it helpful in term of getting some feedback on skin care, make up etc. <snip> are probably the only ones I properly follow at the moment, can you recommend any?

KaylaK369

Agree with a lot being said. Anyone see the snapchat of two thousand Euro notes a Cork blogger accidentally put on her story this evening stating it was given to her for "picking out shoes" haha?

crabbysamwich

KaylaK369 wrote: »

Agree with a lot being said. Anyone see the snapchat of two thousand Euro notes a Cork blogger accidentally put on her story this evening stating it was given to her for "picking out shoes" haha?

No. That's gas. Has she said anything about since?

bridgettedon

KaylaK369 wrote: »

Agree with a lot being said. Anyone see the snapchat of two thousand Euro notes a Cork blogger accidentally put on her story this evening stating it was given to her for "picking out shoes" haha?

No but very silly imo. You might be attracting unwanted visitors to your home.