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One thing you need to remember...here, on the Internet, people think they are completely anonymous. They don't realize that, behind the usernames and the words, there are real people.
I don't frequent chat rooms...in fact, I hate them, for many reasons...one of which is the fact that you have no idea if the 25-year-old muscled stockbroker player is really a 43-year-old bald pedophile living in his mother's basement. But the point is...many people in most chat rooms are there for excitement, in whatever form it might take.
If they can get their excitement for the night by riling you up with nasty comments, insults, and name-calling, then they're going to do it. It is a sad thing, but a fact of life here on the Weird Wide Web. I would guess that is all they were doing...seeing how hard they could "yank your chain" before you "barked". Then they got a big laugh out of it and moved on to the next person...not realizing how much they had hurt you. Don't worry about what some faceless people who were only out to cause trouble think of you...it isn't worth it, and I know they aren't crying over it.
My advice...STAY OUT OF CHAT ROOMS! They are not good for you or your mental health. I would say 95% of the people in 95% of the chat rooms are fakes and phonies. They're just there to see how many people they can make po'ed in one night, how many fights they can start, how horny they can get, or how many phone numbers/email addresses they can acquire. Stick to places like this where you can get positive feedback and understanding (of course, knowing to always be careful anywhere on the 'net).
Good luck....
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