I feel like I'm living in prison. I am very well educated, and have very specialised technical and artistic skills.....But I have virtually avoided living for the last 20 years. I have never married and never had children, and have not had contact with my parents or sisters in over 15 years. Due to severe 'Torture trauma' I suffer greatly from PTSD, that has now become a Major Depressive Illness. In and out of therapy for the first 10 years after my trauma, I now find it almost impossible to leave my house, as I have an aggressive stalker living next door. I have been, harrassed, intimidated, and frightened for the last 11 years by him. Because of this, I cant keep appointments with a therapist, can’t work, can’t do anything outside of my home unless accompanied by someone I trust. I have been on numerous medications over the years, but I’m now 100% un-medicated. I'm determined to stop letting what happened to me define who I am, and am striving to re-invent myself. I want to try to stand up to my creepy neighbour, and take back my life. I hope that being here brings the support I’m looking for.