How to deal with a Stalker on Social Media?
Dealing With An Online Stalker
Online privacy is only as strong as the posts, comments and geo-tracking updates attached to social media we use. Fortunately, for my sake, I’ve been quite invested in knowing the pros and cons of social media use, especially since my under-18 son has quite a following on his various accounts.
While most teens use social media for social reasons, in our home, mom and dad are staunch Facebook users for social reasons, but Spencer, not so much. His social media accounts are 99 percent used for communicating with fans and rarely with close friends or family as most teens do.
This has created some frustrations for him since he just wants to have a normal social life where things like Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Vine and Google+ can be a version of phone-to-phone texting on steroids. He definitely texts his close friends and mom- and dad-approved new acquaintances, but it’s presented challenges for us as parents anyway.
If you are being stalked and feel that your life is threatened then it is something that needs immediate attention. The first step in dealing with any stalker whether dangerous or not is to let them know that you do not wish for any further contact with them. The stalker can be a man or even a woman and to overlook the problem just on the basis of the gender can have bad consequences. It is also essential to give it in writing that you don’t want any further contact with the said person as the paper trail will be useful in the future for a legal case. The message that is sent should be crystal clear that you do not want any contact with that person and any further contact on their part will result in the police becoming involved. This way the stalker knows that you are ready to take serious actions. If the stalker has a history of stalking, violence, criminal background, and substance abuse then it is important that you immediately go to the police and file a complaint instead of issuing a notice
Dealing With A Stalker At Work
Sadly, we all have that one weird person at work who displays behavior which is close to creepy. Sometimes such behavior can be passed off as a stand alone incident but if it keeps repeating persistently then it is time to take notice and be aware of the person. Firstly understand whether the person in question was genuinely stalking you, keep a note of the time and location and tell the person verbally that you do not like this sort of nuisance and it best that they don’t repeat it in the future. Further on put an end to all contact with such a person as stalkers mostly labor under the delusion that they are in a relationship or friendship with the victim. Make sure that the colleague in question does not meet you or have access to you outside of work. If the problem continues then it becomes important that you speak to a higher management about it. This would help in bringing the problem to the notice of the authority and every office has certain rules against this type of harassment which would be implemented in the situation. Make sure that you have ample amount of proof and evidence to back up your case.
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