Reply #7: stalking often begins in rejection

[nashville_brook]

Stalking often starts as a result of rejection; rejection rage and abandonment rage motivate the stalker to seek revenge through a predictable pattern of stalking behavior.

The stalker, usually a loner and socially inept, becomes obsessed with their target and bombards them with messages, emails, gifts, or abuse.

The abuse, initially consisting of psychological violence, often escalates and culminates in physical violence.