Once a stalker has selected someone, they manipulate them with fear and various control methods to achieve their power fix. Their obsession can escalate from innocence to such violent, irrational behavior that can yield the tragic loss of a life. Unrelenting harassment can consume one's life. Knowing you were once intimate with the person responsible for our misery makes it worse. Your emotional roller coaster takes you on the most horrifying ride of your life.
Stalkers can be the ex-boyfriend, the estranged or divorced spouse or the unknown mystery person.
All of which can drain you emotionally and physically to the point of total disillusionment. Victims of extreme stalking will often do whatever it takes to get out from under the constant terror. Whether the stalking lasts for days, weeks or years, being the target of someone's irrational and undesired attention changes your life no matter what the outcome of the situation. Such repercussions can last a lifetime among even the strongest. The victim can become so brainwashed that the stalker's delusional thinking can actually start to sound reasonable.