Hello, I have decided that I’m going to be taking an indefinite

break from HelloTalk, maybe for a while or maybe forever in order to protect my own mental health. Sadly, although my chinese has improved immensely since using this app, my mental health has rapidly declined due to the encounters I’ve had. Throughout my time on this app, each time I post, a man comments something rude, critical, hurtful or nasty, I also receive abusive messages daily. My words are often twisted and above everything else, I receive unwanted sexual messages despite my clear messages that I do not want them. I hope that the moderators if HelloTalk can make this a more positive place in the future, but for now I really need to protect my own mental health, which has rapidly declined. I blocked these people but everyday brings new people that are hurtful. The experience I’ve had with people on this app has caused me to become an emotional wreck and an extremely anxious person, with low confidence. I need to spend time healing the hurt that the some people in this app has caused to my health. Thanks for improving my chinese, and maybe I’ll speak to u guys in the future, but for now, goodbye! I hope that people can try to make this a positive space - and remember always be kind!

Milly.
Xo