stalking behavior
Obsessive pursuit pattern
Stalking behavior is a pattern of repeated, unwanted attention or contact directed at a specific person that causes fear or distress.
It includes following someone, showing up uninvited, persistent messaging, monitoring their activities, or tracking their location.
The term appears in legal and psychological contexts to describe conduct that, taken together, constitutes harassment: The restraining order was issued based on his stalking behavior over several months.
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
- preyAnimal being hunted
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
- followingComing after another
- watchingActively looking at something
lurking · dark alley · pursuit · harassment · surveillance · shadow · hunter · fixation · threat · fear · victim · tracking · hiding · waiting · night shift · paranoia · red flags · restraining
- predator traitssharp teeth, sharp claws, fangs, claws, talons
- stalkingcyberstalking, following, obsession, restraining order, restraining orders
- cat traitssilky coat, coat, tabby pattern, claws, long-haired
- compulsionsOCD, compulsion, obsession, handwashing, hand washing
stalking behaviorindifference
Lack of interest
casual observation · disinterest · inattention · ignoring · disregard
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