[desolationdeath]

If I said my therapist is stalking me and has hacked my computer, would you believe me?

If i seemed normal, if you knew I religiously take my meds(bipolar) and experience incredible relief from the symptoms that affect my sense of reality...
(basically Im not psychotic)...would that convince you?

What would you need to know for you to believe that my therapist is stalking me, harassing me on craigslist, and hacking my computer?

Here is one detail, i think she is motivated by erotomania and voyeristic fantasies. She sent me an email using guerrilla mail that included a long thorough article on voyerism, that focused on the criminality and pathology, and common cyber methods used to stalk victims.
Also she is well well well versed in OS X software.

what would you need to know to believe me?

Ask me anything to challenge this and i will answer.

Or am i just bonkers from the beginning ?

please help, because this is getting to be too much.

Thanks everybody

[growlycat]

You could go to the extreme and hire a private investigator or a hacker, but I wouldn't advise it.

Reminds me of two thoughts: "If you hear hoofbeats think horses not zebras"
and of Occam's razor.

Which is more likely, that your T is stalking you or that you may be having delusions?
I don't know you well enough to say. Ask yourself what motivation would a T have to go through the time and trouble to stalk a patient?

It is possible, but it may be easier to rule out other possibilities before going through the expense of a private investigator. A visit to your T or Pdoc may uncover more likely reasons you feel this way.

[anilam]

It is possible. First I would let s.o. you trust on it- check that you received mails/are really harassed on Craigslist ect. Then I would go to police and report this. You can't know it's your T, so I wouldn't say that if I were you. Let them investigate.

[AmazingGrace7]

First, I have been stalked (not by a therapist) so I know the fear.

I suggest you confide in someone other than posting on a forum like PC. It's important to share with someone whom you trust and you can feel safe.

Also, is this your current T or a former T? And if current, and you suspect she is stalking you, why do you continue to see her?

[Petra5ed]

Who cares what we believe? If she's stalking you then what next? Do you continue to see her?

[ScarletPimpernel]

If she is stalking you and/or hacking your computer, then would it not be a stretch to believe that she knows you're on here and what you're posting? And then if she does know that you think she is stalking you and she really is, then wouldn't there be a change in her behavior?

What would I need to believe you? Probably nothing. I don't buy anything wholesale that I read on a forum like this. It's all slanted, even mine, just by the very nature of having to omit things (and also our own peculiarities of perception).

This isn't something to sort out on a forum, but to deal with in real life. A pdoc is probably going to say it's a delusion. An investigator is going to be expensive. Do you have anyone you trust who's knowledgeable about computers that can verify your suspicions?

One thing I do know: you don't have to live with this fear, whatever the cause. I hope you can sort it out, but in real life, not online here.

[sailorboy]

If I could draw two concentric circles and put all the stalkers in one and all the therapists in another I'm sure there would be some overlap. If you are being stalked please protect yourself. Maybe change your email address?

[WrkNPrgress]

What makes you think she hacked your computer, exactly?

I work in IT and know a little bit about this stuff. I'm curious as to what tipped you off to this idea?

[missbella]

The email alone would be evidence if you filed a complaint.

If it was guerilla mail, how do you know it was actually her. She may have been hacked. It happens all the time.

[WrkNPrgress]

What is guerilla mail, exactly?

[healed84]

Why? Why would your T want to stalk you?