As users of the Internet we've met victims of online trolling — they're everywhere now. Maybe you've been targeted yourself. Some have even been the trolls themselves.

Often, these acts of online bullying amount to back and forth dialogue in a comment thread or a few pointed tweets. But some citizens of the Internet have been exposed to a darker slice of our online society — one that has impacted their lives offline.

In a recent Mashable Spotlight investigation, Mashable's Rebecca Ruiz profiled a person whose job it is to moderate trolls; she judges whether to publish or censor controversial comments.

The story inspired us to examine this issue from the other side, through the eyes of average Internet users who have fallen victim to terrible acts of online harassment, discrimination and bullying.

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