Social media is supposed to be a place where you can express your opinions and share part of your life, but it so often turns into a forum for bullying. That's why Fifth Harmony's Lauren Jauregui decided to quit.

Last week, Lauren announced that she was quitting Twitter after she sent one political tweet that caused a firestorm of hate. Lauren tweeted about Jill Stein, the third party Presidential candidate, and her followers who support Hillary were pretty ticked off. Lauren's tweets included informations about Stein, and while they definitely had a supportive tone the information was basically an alert to voters who might not know about her. Stein and other third party candidates have not been invited to participate in presidential debates. Even though Lauren tried to clear up that she's "with her" and just tweeted about Stein to let people know they have options, her followers were mad that Lauren's tweet might take votes away from Hillary. The hate got too much, and Lauren stepped away.

In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Lauren talked about how social media bullying is actually hurtful. While some might assume celebrities are immune from feeling hurt by nasty comments, or don't even see them, Lauren set the record straight.

"I feel like a lot of people disregard the scrutiny that people like us are under," she told Entertainment Tonight. "We're not all thin, model types, and we're not all perfectly colored. It mind-boggles me that somebody would take time out of their life to make someone feel inferior because of something like that. That to me, is insane.

Since studies show bullies are actually more depressed than their targets, it could be people trying to make themselves feel better by putting Lauren down, and that's not right. Bullying hurts everyone involved, whether they're famous, your friends or strangers.

"You can't help it as a human being when you're put under so much scrutiny, by multiple people, not even just one person in real life, telling you something. It harms you," she said. "We try to sit with each other and lift each other up, and these people who are telling you things, these people are all behind their computers who are envious of what you have, and the abilities that you have."

Sometimes you really do need a break from online hate just to make sure you're taking care of your mental and emotional wellbeing. We're glad that Lauren is taking space for her mental health, but she shouldn't have to. One way Lauren told Entertainment Tonight she's getting through the bullying is through hanging with her female friends. She said Girl Power is super helpful when you need some lifting up, and that's the message she and her band mates try to spread. Lauren hopes there's a day when the hate doesn't affect her but we hope there's a day when she doesn't get the hate.

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