Me [30M] with my spouse [32M] of 11 years and my family [60s/70s F/M] of thirty years. How can I deal with harassment? Police won't help, but I'm concerned a PI is following me.

Did you start getting good with how to position your back against the door, and hold the frame at the same time, while pressing your legs to the floor, to make sure your position didn't slip? Also, gotta have a hand for the doorknob, so when they try to break it open, you can try to keep it in place. I fucking hated that sick game. My room was at the end of a hallway, so they'd do a running start to. You can't move from the door to escape out your window, cause if you're not fast enough they're going to grab you once they open the door. Plus, if you jump... can you climb the fence into the neighbors yard? Or are you fast enough to run around to the front, down the street, and into the woods? Maybe you can use the other window, but that fence is higher... but they won't be able to follow you without walking around the entire block. Oh no, your arms aching, can't hold that door anymore, so make a fucking choice.

I thought this was fucking normal. My friend at the time, she lived on the 4th floor. Her dad had a butcher knife, so she jumped the fuck out that window and destroyed her leg. I remember thinking it's better for me cause I was only one story up, that as long as I was fast enough, I'd be safe.

Cause of this crazy shit, I am thinking again of how I can barricade my door if they show up. The only issue is... I'm on a much higher floor, and it will break both my legs. How can people do this to us and wonder why we want nothing to do with them?

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