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Online trolling is deliberate provocative behavior designed to disrupt, upset, or manipulate people in digital spaces, often involving fake accounts and coordinated harassment.
In the Psycheverse
Psyche draws on personal experience and material from their book *Trollipedia* to teach practical strategies for navigating toxic online environments—emphasizing humor as a shield, strategic disengagement, and mental resilience rather than escalation or engagement with bad faith actors.

This episode features a text-to-speech malfunction and community drama involving accusations, fraud concerns, and interpersonal conflicts within the streaming community.

Psyche confronts a troll who has been harassing him and others, discussing the serious psychological harm caused by online abuse and what he characterizes as 'soul murder' through malicious behavior.

Psyche and guest Alexandra Mayers discuss the psychology of online trolling, exploring how trauma and unmet needs drive destructive behavior, and the role of the 'wounded healer' in helping others.
Topics that frequently appear alongside online trolling