I know I am not the person you are directing this too but thought I would answer...

i have been here 8 plus years... in those 8 years there have been posts that state they need to have name changes or delete their posts because someone outside of psych central has found them, stalking them.

sometimes this happening on the internet is due to mental or physical problems where their problems make them think they are being stalked (ie when I am having psychosis symptoms with my many mental and physical health problems it does make me paranoid on who is who and who to trust and who is out to get me)

other times it is for real I have many friends in many different situations where for example their domestically abusive relative/ spouse will follow them on facebook, twitter, myspace and other networking sites and then when personal information is posted they google that and follow the person from site to site. (in other words cyber stalking them) one such friend of mine no longer uses a computer, or goes on websites, in short went underground completely leaving behind anything that could lead her abuser to her. she doesnt even have a credit card, and pays her bills in cash only, so that there is nothing linking her in any way that her ex can find her.

cyber stalking does happen no matter what website a person is on. but there are ways to protect your self from it. like I never use the same email for more than one account, I never use the same password for anything and I never put in my posts any identifying information. I do post NYC here for my location but NYC is a very very large city and Amandalouise is not may actual name. someone trying to find me in NYC using any variation of this name and my posts here would not lead them to me or my wife.