Surviving a Stalker: Everything You Need to Know to Keep Yourself Safe

Stalking may seem like something that happens only to celebrities. In fact, it is an overlooked, yet extremely prevalent form of domestic violence -- far more widespread than many people suppose. Now journalist Linden Gross provides all the necessary tools readers need to know to handle inappropriate obsessive attention. Readers will discover how to control their natural reactions (which often put victims at a disadvantage), how to stop feeding the obsessive interaction that perpetuates stalking situations, and how to protect their privacy and safety. Gross explains how these dangerous obsessions begin, the patterns they take, and what potential victims can do before the nightmare becomes real. Surviving a Stalker also draws on the expertise of psychologists and offers secrets from personal security professionals.

Linden Gross, the former special features editor for the Los Angeles Times Magazine, is a national bestselling author and freelance journalist who has written for Ms., Cosmopolitan, and Reader's Digest. An expert on the stalking of ordinary people, she is the founder of the Stalking Victim's Sanctuary, a Web site which garners 3,000-5,000 hits a week and features an on-line support group.