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Jun 09, 2009, 09:11 AM
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((( Muffy )))
Your experience was just horrible. I can't imagine how terrifying that was.
My experience wasn't that bad and it also took place on another site, not here.
Mine started out "simple" if there is such a thing as far as stalking goes. I had a "vibe" about this person and would not give them my personal email address or my real name. This person became obsessed and infuriated over it and harrassed me about it everyday. Then they found out that I had given my email addy to someone else and the verbal assaults became vicious.
I blocked them. I changed my email addy. I did all the things I thought were the right things to do but still this person was able to track me down.
It was a game to them. And the harder I made it for them to "find" me, the harder they tried.
I withdrew from any web site participation for well over a year. I had to stop contact with my friends from that other site because the person started harrassing them to try and get to me. It was awful. I'm still hypervigilant over it. Always looking over my shoulder.
All because I wouldn't give someone my email address. 
I know some of you feel bad that I turned my PM's off and that I made the conscious decision to not accept any of the "friend request thingies," but I'm so paranoid it will happen again that I do that for my own self protection. It really isn't anything personal towards you and I'm sorry if your feelings ever got hurt because of it. That was never my intention.
Keep safe and follow your instincts. 
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