Stalking: Life isn't like the movies
Stalking is a pattern of unwanted, repeated behaviour that can leave you feeling scared or distressed. You don’t have to be threatened with violence to be a victim of stalking. Any kind of persistent, unwanted contact that causes distress is still stalking and is unacceptable.
Sometimes stalking behaviours can seem small on their own. But when they’re combined into a pattern that follows FOUR: Fixated, Obsessed, Unwanted, Repeated: You should record it and report it before it escalates further.
Many of us have been conditioned to see these behaviours as harmless or even desirable thanks to romantic comedies. Watch our new romantic-comedy trailer, to see how these seemingly small gestures can escalate to something far more sinister.
The four warning signs of stalking
If the behaviour you have experienced is:
- Fixated
- Obsessed
- Unwanted
- Repeated
It's stalking if the unwanted behaviour has happened more than once.