{"id":9895,"date":"2023-05-06T20:37:22","date_gmt":"2023-05-06T18:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/06\/it-took-almost-three-years-and-a-police-charge-before-i-recognised-i-was-being-stalked\/"},"modified":"2023-05-06T20:37:22","modified_gmt":"2023-05-06T18:37:22","slug":"it-took-almost-three-years-and-a-police-charge-before-i-recognised-i-was-being-stalked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/06\/it-took-almost-three-years-and-a-police-charge-before-i-recognised-i-was-being-stalked\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It took almost three years and a police charge before I recognised I was being stalked\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stalking can be an all-encompassing trauma, but our lack of understanding about it undermines victim-survivors <\/p>\n

My husband and I had only been dating a few months when a stalker changed our lives. The moment remains crystalised in my mind. We\u2019d spent the day with family and friends, and were encompassed by the sort of dopamine-fuelled joy new love brings. We were almost ready to call it a night when I heard a Facebook message request come through.<\/p>\n

Absentmindedly, I glanced at my phone, and saw there was a message request. Immediately the account didn\u2019t ring true \u2013 there was no profile photo, the name clearly fake. Reading the cruel and vulgar words, I reeled. Profane and crass, the sender\u2019s rage was unmistakable. Within minutes, three more messages came through. All similar in nature.<\/p>\n

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\nStalking can be an all-encompassing trauma, but our lack of understanding about it undermines victim-survivors
\nMy husband and I had only been dating a few months when a stalker changed our lives. The moment remains crystalised in my mind. We\u2019d spent the day with family and friends, and were encompassed by the sort of dopamine-fuelled joy new love brings. We were almost ready to call it a night when I heard a Facebook message request come through.
\nAbsentmindedly, I glanced at my phone, and saw there was a message request. Immediately the account didn\u2019t ring true \u2013 there was no profile photo, the name clearly fake. Reading the cruel and vulgar words, I reeled. Profane and crass, the sender\u2019s rage was unmistakable. Within minutes, three more messages came through. All similar in nature. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Stalking can be an all-encompassing trauma, but our lack of understanding about it undermines victim-survivors My husband and I had only been dating a few months when a stalker changed our lives. The moment remains crystalised in my mind. We\u2019d spent the day with family and friends, and were encompassed by the sort of dopamine-fuelled …<\/p>\n

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