Innerzone, I'm sorry to hear you were stalked. I think people who do that probably are mostly mentally ill but they can also be very dangerous. How did you get away from them? Did they eventually just lose interest?

I live an inherently boring life now and I like it that way but even that is not a protection.

Tigger, i also have anxiety and depression together a lot and it truly is a kind of hell. I also agree that once you post something it is out there for the world to see. But it is possible to make it harder to identify. It's like taking precautions against catching the flu. Sure it is going around but you can also get vaccinated and stay away from sick people.

certainly everyone can just type their username into google and see what comes back.