One of the greatest things that comes with the internet is the freedom it gives to us. With so many sites, social media platforms and forums to share content, anyone can say and post just about anything.

While this can be liberating for many, it is also one of the horrors of the internet. A lot of people have some really messed up minds and have little remorse for the horrifying things they choose to share with the world. Whether it be a thought, a comment or an unnerving image. Some things are just better left on the inside.

Unfortunately for the rest of the online world, everyone is subjected to reading these terrible comments left behind by these unhinged individuals. These sorts of internet comments are known as "cursed comments," and many of them have been generously donated in screenshot form by some people who were scarred after coming across them in the wild, and are now sharing their misery with everyone else.

Here are 17 cursed comments that should make anyone think twice before spouting their deepest, darkest thoughts.