On 17 Jan 2007 01:09:05 -0800, "Double D" <davi_dawn@juno.com>, in
message ID <1169024945.235036.135450@q2g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, in
the newsgroup alt.support.hepatitis-c wrote:

If you're not bothered about people knowing you have hep-c, maybe make
a complaint to the police with a view to getting a restraining order.
I've no idea how you got hep-c but I do know that most people get it
through living on the wrong side of the tracks at some point in our
lives (myself included).  This may have put some of us on the wrong
side of the law.  Therefore, it can be easy to forget that the law is
there for our benefit too.  I did something similar when an ex-lover
kept stalking me.  It was really scarey walking into the cop shop and
asking for help.  I thought they were gonna just laugh at me.  In
fact, quite the opposite happened and I was glad I did it.  No
restraining order became necessary as she was given an informal
warning to leave me alone which worked.  (No bunny boiling)  :-) .
Ok, so you have to live there and I don't and there are probably
details I'm not aware of.  Mind you, she's hardly likely to risk
getting someone to beat you up and draw blood now is she? (worst case
scenario).
Another way may be to be totally open about it with your neighbours
and draw the sting from her attack on you. Not so easy really I know.
It sounds to me like she is the one with the problem even though it
may not feel like it to you at the moment.

Up in Canada, it is called a cease and desist, in which a judge issues a
bench order to 'cease and desist' that person from dissing you.  It is also
covered under human rights legislation, which also carries penalties and is
adjudicated if it ever gets to the point where a hearing before a tribunal
is required.

cactus jammies -------------------------------------

On 17 Jan 2007 20:26:23 -0800, "Double D" <davi_dawn@juno.com>, in
message ID <1169094383.094287.321600@m58g2000cwm.googlegroups.com>, in
the newsgroup alt.support.hepatitis-c wrote:

Well obviously keep those emails as they may be the only proof of
harassment that you have.  Bear in mind that you have no choice but to
nip this in the bud - especially if you decide to treat with
interferon/ribavirin.  You cannot allow this behaviour of hers to
persist throughout possible treatment as your ability to cope with her
will probably be severely diminished.  I would have been capable of
doing someone serious harm while on treatment for a lot less than you
have described.  I say give a warning, in writing, that you will be
going to the police if she persists.  Even better, maybe get a lawyer
to write that warning for you so that it is fully recorded.  If she
persists, no more warnings - just do it.  It is very important that
any treatment is as hassle free as possible.  In fact, you could say
that the worry of her behaviour while you are on the treatment is
stopping you from seeking treatment at all.  That would mean that her
behaviour is potentially life threatening for you.  I used that line
when I complained about my stalker.  I didn't tell the police that I
had hep-c but I did tell them that I was going to be starting some
chemotherapy like treatment for a serious illness and that, due to
side effects, I would not be able to guarantee my behaviour if the
stalking persisted.  I used the term "chemotherapy like" so that they
would assume that I had a form of cancer.  This would be more likely
to get some action from them as I was concerned that they may have
been prejudiced against me for having what many see as a "junkie's"
disease.

Congratulations on the year clean.  I stopped using back in .86.  Best
decision I ever made even though I was a bit nuts for the first two or
three years  :-)

Glad you liked it.