STALKING

Just the thought being stalked scares me, being in such situation must be very daunting but why do people, what is stalking. Actions which can be described as stalking still can be legal such as calling on the phone, sending gifts or sending emails. Stalkers usually frighten the victims vandlising, damaging property, making physical attack and “following them on the street” which is most common. Victims of stalking are normally terrified which placed them under risk and left with longterm pysical and psychological scars. Many a times victims live all their life being scared whole and unable to go out on their own and sometimes not even anyone else. Sometimes victims blame themselves especially in the cases where ex-lover is the stalker. Some people end up changing employment, residence address and phone numbers which also leads isolation for the victim if they psychologically affected. According to the latest British Crime Survey, one in 10 women in Britain. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6300291.stm . Most women tend to target women, where as men generally stalk women. Psychologists believe people who are generally pschologically ill such as psychotic, depression, schizophrenic or related illness – tend to be stalkers.