My ex has been harassing and stalking me since I broke up with him in October 2023. It started with text messages, and every time I blocked him he just used a new TextFree number. By March I had received hundreds of hateful& cruel messages, blocked over 2 dozen numbers (and every social media), and lost a job due to the stress.

When I finally changed my phone number, he spread rumors that I was trying to kill him and started lurking around my bedroom window in the middle of the night.

I set up a camera and used Textfree to inform him that if need be, I will defend my family, home, and self by whatever means necessary. He hasn’t been caught creeping since, but texted “yo” to that textfree number on 5/25/24.

Okay I was gonna finish by saying since it’s been so long since he reached out maybe he’s moving on but then I checked today’s date and it’s only been 15 days. He’s probably not moving on yet. In the beginning, he’d go through cycles where he’d harass me maniacally for a few days, then apologize and back off, then repeat. The cycle is getting longer, and the harassment more discreet, but I think I’ll be dealing with him and the PTSD he’s giving me (or would it be OTSD, ongoing traumatic stress disorder?) for a loooooong time.