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Your only problem is you haven't established hard boundaries for talking online.
Never use your real information, never reveal it, avoid even talking about it and if you have to give any details like age, location and gender, it's fine to make something up.
Perish the thought that socializing you do online will ever connect with your offline world, don't even go there. Hard rule, never blend the two, especially on public forums like Lemmy. With that rule, it won't matter what people say to you, you're shielded.
For that matter, tighten down ALL your social media, including your personal shit. Take down pictures and personal information. Socialize in person and establish real-world friendships and all of this will feel far less stressful.
I'm dead serious when I say it's very dangerous right now to have unsecured personal information online. If you DO delete your account, make sure you delete all your history as well.
It sucks that things are like this now. It was very different when I was in my 20s, and as a result I met up with a ton of people and had lots of fun.