[ WP ] `` I 'm sorry , but you do n't exist . ''

Everyday, I carried out the same routine over and over again. It was tedious, but I always enjoyed those moments where I would spend what seemed like endless hours trawling through my phone, and my computer. I felt like I was part of a wider community - a community where I could participate by sharing my ideas and prompting discussions. But I felt ignored, there were never any replies, never any comments. Despite this, this community still felt so familiar to me and for the past three years, I have been so very active on it - sharing my ideas and discussions. Yet, it never bothered me, I always thought it was because none of my comments were worthy of a reply, not even worthy of criticism. One day, out of shear desperation and lost hope, I whipped out my phone and visited my profile. The words, `` page not found'' were slowly printed on the screen. This is the moment I realised that not a single soul had seen my contributions, not a single soul knew about my existence. 
 I had been shadow banned. Shadow banned from my conception, all that wasted time and effort, all down the drain. Isolated and alone, no longer striving to live...
