Many comments are pouring in on social media about actress Suraksha Pant. He is being personally attacked on social media for his comments on a television show. The presenter of the program showed Suraksha a picture of Hridayendra, the son of former crown prince Paras Shah, and asked him questions focused on him. On the basis of what the ex-crown prince Paras Shah and his son Hridayendra had said in that context, the security began to be hated. Hate, provocation and obscenity are more prevalent than critical consciousness on safety-expression. Not only that, those who support his expression and opinion are also being trolled and hated.

Being a troll and a victim of bullying has become the fate of social media users. Actress and comedian Deepashree Niraula faced a similar attack a few years ago. She became a victim of intense trolling on social media after she expressed that actor Rajesh Hamal is not a 'great hero'. After his statement, social media was flooded with slurs, insulting comments, memes and personal attacks. She said that she was mentally traumatized by this incident and at the end she apologized crying.

Deepashree openly said that the trolls had a deep psychological impact on her. She became afraid to even leave the house, which affected her personal life as well. She started getting flustered from the interview itself. How does trolling increase anxiety? Does social distancing increase? And can make you feel insecure? This incident is an example of that. 

Many public figures are victims of trolling. For example, a few years ago in Nepal, a teenager named Nikesh in Tiktok 

used to show off his dancing skills. He used to get trolled because he posted a dancing video on Tik Tok. He later introduced himself as Nikisha. After that, he faced merciless trolling on platforms like Tiktok. Many of them asked questions that were annoying even when they were talking to him in the name of interview. Katti openly made fun of her gender identity and appearance by using derogatory terms like 'chakka' on her.

Nikisha's mental health was severely affected due to continuous trolling. He became socially isolated. How does trolling specifically target members of the LGBTQI community? How can they be prevented from coming openly in the society? How can trolls make them feel ashamed, humiliated and shunned by society? This incident shows.  We also have examples of major accidents occurring due to the mental impact of

trolling. Last year, ticket-taker Monika Singh Thakuri committed suicide. According to her friends, she had depression. She was also going through problems like anxiety. At that time, she started getting bullied and trolled online, due to which she committed suicide. It is Sandhya Gautam who is trying to find justice for the violence she suffered at Kathmandu Law School or comedian Sajan Shrestha. People are not afraid to give 'rape' or even 'death threats' just because of their opinions or being present differently on social media. 

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Everyone's ability and process to deal with problems is different. Some people face these trolls with time, some take the courage to go to the legal process and some cannot easily face bullying and trolling. According to a study by the Center for Suicide Prevention, bullying and trolling increase the likelihood of suicidal thoughts by 14.5 percent and the likelihood of a suicide attempt by 8.7 percent.

What do the experts say? 

Bullying and trolling affect people mentally, socially and psychosocially. Factors can range from personal tendencies to circumstances. Human tendency is to dwell on bad things. Generally we all feel, even if 10 out of 50 people say it is wrong, we think too much about the wrong thing. According to psychologist Prajwal Acharya, no matter how few people have trolled us, people still feel helpless. He says, 'The whole world has ostracized me, they may think that they don't like me. Because of that, we start to think that we are bad. Archay says that if these things increase, problems such as anxiety, depression and cracks in social relations will arise. 

Similarly, negative comments bullying and trolling create fear in people, color artist and psychoanalyst Akanksha Karki argues. According to him, the victims have to go through the experience of having to pay more attention than necessary even when talking normally, having to measure, weigh and speak, feel as if someone is ready to attack and feel scared as soon as possible. Karki, the founder of Kaushi Theater, shared her experience of being a victim of trolls some time ago and having to undergo mental therapy. "Whatever the trolls are saying, the idea came to mind that I am like that. I also felt that I would never be able to work again,' Karki remembers. 

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Trolling culture has been around since the dawn of the internet. Apart from trolling, online discussions often turn into fights, which sometimes even lead to personal attacks. But, are people really more angry, abusive and insulting online? If so, what is the reason? According to various researches, the ability to abuse online comes from privacy. It has been found that the main reason is the state of mind of not knowing who, where and whatever. 

Psychologist John Suller wrote an article in 2004 titled 'The Online Disinvention Effect'. In the article, he gave 6 reasons why and how people's behavior changes online. Dissociative anonymity means that what I am doing is not my real identity. 'Invisibility' means no one sees me, does not understand my movements. 'Asynchronicity' means that whenever I react, it is not immediate, it is done thoughtfully. 'Solipsistic Etrojection' means I don't see the people, so I have to guess who they are and what they are thinking. 'Dissociative Imagination' means this is not the real world, these are not real people either. And, finally, 'minimizing authority' means there are no rules and controls here, I am free to do whatever I want. 

Any of these reasons are why people behave online in ways they wouldn't in real life. Sometimes it can be positive. Such as speaking openly or speaking honestly, but sometimes in a negative way, there are also behaviors such as cursing and insulting other people, which they can hardly do in real life. 

Psychologist and gestalt therapist Ashish Kafle explains trolling further and says, 'What is trolling? Trolling is saying something with the intention of harming, hurting or inciting someone. In the case of online, comments and posts are trolling. According to him, we all have a tendency to troll, which is normal. Apart from social media, when we get angry in a situation, we use the mechanism of trolling when we express our displeasure when we don't like something. There are two types of trolls. One, anyone can troll when they are feeling bad, when they are angry, when the situation is not favorable. Also, humans can use trolls as weapons. It becomes a weapon to harm someone, to hurt them emotionally and to damage their reputation,” Kafle explains. 

He is of the opinion that a person's 'personality' is also connected to this. Kafle said that according to various researches, the main personality found in people who prefer trolling is 'sedism'. Sadism is the tendency to take satisfaction from the suffering of others. In our society, there is an understanding that disagreement with someone means disrespect. He says that this will create the impression that different opinions should be excluded. Psychoanalyst Karki says that spreading hate, trolling is also the cause of growing dissatisfaction among people. What is the social situation, it will be reflected in people. If the people in the country are happy and satisfied, then there would be no time to dig others. It is also linked to unemployment and systemic failure,” says Karki.