stephiifaye92

I know its a bit freaky and scary when that happens but what happened to you is very common. let me explain.

I read these and other boards / websites and sometimes something someone writes sounds like something I have gone through, or something I like or it will remind me of something else I had read or heard somewhere.

when that happens I copy a sentence that felt familiar and paste it the search. then click the go arrow.

that brings up every single thing that has ever been wrote the internet by anyone for ages. you end up with billions of results that contain that sentence. even things that have long since been deleted off websites because of something called "cashe" its some sort of computer thing that automatically keeps a copy of stuff people write on the internet.

plus there's all kinds of ways on the internet to search for people and disclose who is who on the internet, in your town, whos caring for children you name it. there's a search for disclosing any person place or thing you are looking for on the internet.

sometimes those people are frauds, fakes, scammers and sometimes they arent.

not too long ago someone from another website tracked me down because they were having the same problem I was having a yr or so ago managing work and PTSD issues. what this person told me could have been my life and my problems. like you and this person you have been contacted by there were subtle differences like different locations, different treatment providers but esentually the problem was as identical as it could get. I didnt remember talking to her, I didnt remember posting anywhere about this subject but when she talked to me she told me how and why she found me. I used her same steps and low and behold my first post on this long forgotten website from a few yrs ago did indeed tell briefly about this situation she had found me to talk with me about.

Commonalities on the internet and off - it happens. look at how many people post here on psych central. though we are in different locations its not unheard of or strange for members here to have the same problems in sometimes the most uncanny identical ways.

when this happens its called De Javu. everyone goes through it on and off.

in either case when this kind of thing happens to me I remember the internet is a very big place and has no boundaries. I also keep in mind that I dont remember every single person I talk to over the past couple yrs.

My suggestion explain to this person you are uncomfortable having contact and then call your treatment providers and talk with them about this. they can help you to ensure your safety, well being and can help you figure this problem out in more detail and closer than we online can.

we can listen and suggest but only you and those in your off line life can do anything about this.