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How do you handle harrassment on your blog?
My blog seems to have sparked some sort of cyber-stalking. A doctor who I saw, who misdiagnosed me, was worked into a recent post---the post was more about the silliness of my health issue than him, but his negligence and mistake were a central part of the story.
About a week after the post went up, he must have been Googling his own name and found my tiny blog that almost no one reads. My blog NOW goes into more depth, but basically this man used his medical records to figure out which one of his patients I had been, and is now making threatening phone calls to me, my parent (who live in a different state), posting threatening or accusatory comments anonymously in the comments section of my blog and calling me from random phone numbers in a seriously creepy matter.
I've lodged a complaint with the police and with the state medical board, but basically there's nothing anyone can do unless he does something VIOLENT to me. Only after something bad has happened can any progress be made, blah blah blah...
I basically wanted to know if anyone else has ever gone through something like this?
The doctor's last message to my parents demanded that I take the post down ASAP.
Now, I know all this could go away if I just take the post down.
But part of me is like "F--- YOU, A--hole, now that you're acting crazy I'm absolutely keeping this post up so no one else ever crosses paths with you." I'm torn between standing my ground and not letting some egotistical nut make me censor myself in one of the few places I get to speak my mind, or just giving in to make the harrassment stop.
What would you do? Have you done?
Just curious. I've never been cyberstalked or had an issue like this, so I'm totally clueless.
About a week after the post went up, he must have been Googling his own name and found my tiny blog that almost no one reads. My blog NOW goes into more depth, but basically this man used his medical records to figure out which one of his patients I had been, and is now making threatening phone calls to me, my parent (who live in a different state), posting threatening or accusatory comments anonymously in the comments section of my blog and calling me from random phone numbers in a seriously creepy matter.
I've lodged a complaint with the police and with the state medical board, but basically there's nothing anyone can do unless he does something VIOLENT to me. Only after something bad has happened can any progress be made, blah blah blah...
I basically wanted to know if anyone else has ever gone through something like this?
The doctor's last message to my parents demanded that I take the post down ASAP.
Now, I know all this could go away if I just take the post down.
But part of me is like "F--- YOU, A--hole, now that you're acting crazy I'm absolutely keeping this post up so no one else ever crosses paths with you." I'm torn between standing my ground and not letting some egotistical nut make me censor myself in one of the few places I get to speak my mind, or just giving in to make the harrassment stop.
What would you do? Have you done?
Just curious. I've never been cyberstalked or had an issue like this, so I'm totally clueless.
Replies to This Discussion
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Permalink Reply by Jessica on -
Oh my gosh this is really scary! I was thinking you were talking more about negative commenters. I 100 percent agree with Kyla, she is so wise! I hope everything is resolved okay!
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Permalink Reply by ChinkyGirlMel on -
Oh wow, Doctor Nut Job sounds pretty scary. Like what everyone here seems to say, I'd have to agree with them. Maybe you should remove his name. His career is on the line, which is probably why he is acting all paranoid and harassing you. Your safety is much much more important than anything. There are people out there who will do anything to keep their reputation clean and he might just be one of them. The sad thing is, as you mentioned, authorities aren't going to do anything unless something bad happens, but really, do you want to wait for that moment to come? I sure hope not.
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Permalink Reply by Confessions on -
That's so messed up Polly! I remember wondering if you should write his name when I read it. But you never really think someone would get so worked up. Evidently ... he has no control. ... Over his brain, his intelligence (or lack there of), and his mouth. For legal reasons I would take the name off but you have every right to that post. You went back to see him and he was an idiotic asswhipe.
Hope it all gets worked out and he leaves you the hell alone!
~Amanda
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