The Admirer Who Fought Off My Stalker Was An Even Worse -

“At first it felt protective,” Maya says. “Then it felt like a cage.”

“He said he had a ‘gut feeling’ I was in danger,” Maya says. “Then he screamed at my friend in the parking lot, accusing her of setting me up with other men.” The Admirer Who Fought Off My Stalker Was An Even Worse

Unlike the overt threat of the first stalker, the second often operates under a mask of devotion. “Victims feel guilty for rejecting their ‘protector,’” Dr. Vasquez adds. “That guilt is the leash.” Maya eventually obtained restraining orders against both men. James violated his twice—once by leaving flowers on her car with a note reading, “You’ll miss me when the next one comes.” “At first it felt protective,” Maya says