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[CelticCrafter]

Not stalked but watched.

I was a teenager in high school and the minute I would walk in the door the phone would start ringing. He would tell me he was watching me.

It had to be a neighbor. As soon as my mom called the police and they showed up it stopped.

[AnikaBrodie]

No, not that I'm aware of.

Please keep this thread. If anyone should face stalking at some future time the information gleaned herein from a "stalking victim" could be beneficial to that person. You never know. ...

[MoonDance]

Yes...in the 70's,by an uncle I worshipped & adored.It was my aunts husband.I didn't have anyone but my friends to believe me.

He'd follow me wherever I went.He call my mom and she'd tell him where to find me.She knew what he was,but it never occurred to her,what he was doing to me.

He threatened me with a gun,for s*x,but I ran screaming.He planted a bomb in my car,but pulled it at the last minute because he didn't want to hurt my 2 children.He'd tried to hire 3 different men to kill me...thank God they couldn't do it.

He was the uncle everybody loved and looked up to.He was in reality,a monster.I knew if I told my family,they wouldn't believe me.Even my own mother...he did the exact same thing to her.

My father is the one that stopped it...even though he never knew anything about it.He feared my father worse than satan,i think.

My dad was not even living in the same state as us,but I told him that one call to my dad,and he could kiss his life,goodbye.

I couldn't really tell my father cause I knew he would have ended up in jail.But my big mistake was telling one family member...just in case I suddenly disappeared...

The whole family fell apart after that...even the relationship between me & my mother.She never forgave me for accusing her sister's husband.Even though he raped her.

She loved her sister so much,she felt guilt for the rape.I don't understand it,but everyone's gone now.And I never would ever wish this torture on my worst enemy.

[MOONRISER]

On 1/14/2014 happy housewife said: You mean besides the constant and continuous stalking I get here on the BB so they can harrass me?

What would you do if everyone stopped ""stalking"" you? I have never been stalked that I knew of.

[Deb1010again]

I've been stalked on two occasions, both times in college. The first was a guy I went on a date with once, and then didn't want to go on another one. He ended up vandalizing my car and I knew it was him. I ended up making him pay $$ for it and my parents were worried for me and just wanted to pay for the damage. I was young and felt invincible. It could've easily backfired.

The second time was a past friend from high school. One night I pulled into my driveway and he pulled in next to me. I had no idea how long he had been following me. I ended up moving.

Now I'm married and thankfully feel very safe. I think this is a good topic and it happens more than people would expect. It's not really talked about that much.

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Sorry to those who have had horrible experiences.

When I was in elementary school I was stalked by an older kid who was in middle school. He would wait for me outside of my school and follow me the few blocks it took for me to get to my home. He never said a word to me, just stared. I didn't think it was creepy, just scary. His family moved over the summer so I never saw him again.

[JJsMom]

I've been followed in a car by creepy guys but never truly stalked. I have some girlfriends who were stalked, and it is truly terrifying. Getting a restraining order doesn't help either. It usually provokes them even more.

[CouponQueen]

Twice..once as a teen and once as an adult. Both times the police were involved..

Teen was just some sad man who lost his daughter and for some reason followed me or that is what they told us. I had police escort to school following the bus..it started with odd phone calls. It went on a few months..my friends received phone calls..my high school boyfriend did too..his were more threatening in nature to leave me alone..I was a nice girl..etc..they think he didn't like the BF.. and then poof ..stopped...they ran all sorts of checks on locals etc..and while the man never admitted to it..they thought it was him..and after the police speaking to him a couple times..more like questioning..it stopped.

As an adult...strange man..same car..same man in odd locations..in different towns....over the course of two days..three towns and at one town, I was coming out of a electronic store with a VCR and some man actually approached me to help me open my car door..didn't think nothing of it..went to the MD the next day and the same car was in the parking lot when I came out and he was eating a ice cream cone. It was odd and did catch my attention as I thought it was the same car/man..my MD was on a side street and parking lot was more residential...I got in my car quickly - it was mid afternoon and sure enough he pulled out shortly after..I was paying attention and it wasn't til I actually pulled in to Montgomery Ward and he followed that I was sure. I then did my shopping and sure enough the car was pulled over the side of the road by the bridge I needed to go back home..he got behind me. I then did a fast one and pulled into a parking lot..got behind him and got the license plate. At first state police blew me off..until they ran the plates..it came back as a rental car then they went to his house..and he admitted he was in the same areas..(three different towns..) but said it was a coincidence..he was just pulled over by the bridge to use his cell phone as it was a dead area ..that was way back when ..when they were new lol..the cops told me there is no such thing as too many coincidences in their line of work..told him he was not to go near me and if I reported another sighting he would be in trouble. He didn't want his wife to know..and unfortunately he lived about four miles from my house but I didn't know him or his name.

Never seen him again...they figured he saw me somewhere and just became fixated and followed me..was it only those two days..not sure but it was creepy.

Why would you apologize for the topic..it was a legit question.

[RedTop]

No. However, while working in my first job, I learned that one of the guys who worked on the 2nd floor, was taking pictures of me and the other young secretary I took my lunch break with every day. He was fired from his job for another reason, and when his boss cleared out this guys desk, he found many pictures of us; all were taken as we walked to and from the courthouse, bank, other legal offices, or to and from lunch. The guy was very nice; we talked with him every day, and there was never anything creepy; we never knew he was taking the pictures of us until after he was fired. I was not working there by then, but was given one of the pictures, which I still have. It did not creep me out, nor change my opinion about the guy.

[Burnsite]

Twice, when I was younger. Phone calls, knocks on the door, being followed in the street. As with Predsfan, my friends helped, walked with me, stayed at my house. I don't think it's rare at all.

Not fun.