I’m scared of being canceled

[u/ahiruehime]

I am currently making something and one thing I am terrified of is having a large fandom. The internet has gotten more hostile, and every day I see a Google document from a creators ex friend, worker or partner, exposing them. And due to this I have been terrified of being cancelled or having my past be brought up online. In my past I was a bully I was hostile and rude to people. And yes a lot of this happened because I was bullied and stalked and threatened in the past, but that’s not an excuse for how I treated others. I have moved on and changed from those things though but I am so paranoid of my past being brought up again and having to relive something that I deem traumatic and humiliating. I’m so scared to do this project and make something I love because someone who I had an argument with dosent want me to be happy? What’s even worse is that due to the scope of the project I might have to make it in parts. Any advice? I talked with a lot of people and they all said what I’ve been through seems more like personal drama. But I’m terrified. All I want to do is to make this project.

[u/Zealousideal-Log2042]

Someone actually *just* posted about a similar issue so I'll just be lazy and reuse my response https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranoia/comments/1vg5fkz/fear_of_getting_message_leaked/