So I had someone reach out to me who should never have tracked me down about something that was none of my business two days ago, and it’s not important as to how it happened, but it did. Not disclosing details because I respect the entity that allowed it to happen.
And it creeped me out even though I responded cordially to begin with– I did that before I really realized what it meant. I responded as I would respond to someone who reached out my inquiry form which is what happened, instead of really stopping to think about how this person even got my name to begin with.
It creeped me out such that night before last, I dreamed I was being forced to marry someone who wanted to be violent with me. And despite whatever ways I tried to disentangle myself, the person in my dream was persistent and ultimately prevailed. I woke up before I was killed in my dream, but not before I was hurt– there was violence with a knife in my dream.
And apparently the person who tracked me down and reached out via my inquiry form on this blog decided, for no really great reason, to follow me on social media, as well. Luckily, I figured it out and was able to block the person. But given the particulars of the situation that admittedly I know I am being vague about, that was top-level creep-factor. Though it is hard to say which was creepier– the social media follow or the inquiry form contact.
I am being vague on purpose not to protect the creep in question, but to protect my relationships with others.
And for about 13-14 hours, I decided to make this blog password-only, because it felt like a violation. I was unsure as to whether I even wanted to keep blogging.
And then I decided that creeps will be creeps, and just like with people from my past, I am not going to let one really weird creep determine whether or not I like to write publicly or not.
And, I happen to like blogging. So, I am going to keep blogging. And I’m not going to worry about the creeps. The creeps don’t get to win.
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