Posted by Dinah on March 15, 2004, at 18:01:46
In reply to Re: admiting to stalking u T, posted by pegasus on March 15, 2004, at 13:34:21
I don't think I would consider googling or researching publicly available information (including a publicly listed home) as stalking.
But I don't think I'd consider genuine stalking all that amusing. I've never been on the receiving (or giving) end, but I imagine it must be frightening and terribly unpleasant, even if the stalker meant no physical harm. I wouldn't like to think of my therapist having to go through that (or gardenergirl or apperceptor or emmy or anyone else), or consider that the rules that protect ordinary people don't apply to therapists or their families - or actors and their families or politicians and their families.
Nothing I've done would get me a knock on the door by the local gendarmes. But stalking of therapists really does happen. So perhaps we ought to think of a different word for the googling type thing.
My therapist is more laid back than some about privacy. He figures it's normal for clients to be curious about an important person in their lives. He even gives out his home address on his bills. But he's stated (in general discussions on the topic - not specific to me) that harassment or stalking would constitute grounds for termination if the client wouldn't stop.
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