Quotes About Self-Esteem - Cyberstalkers, This Is For You!

Cyberstalkers share some traits in common with rapists. Both of these mentally damaged types have an obsessive urge to exert imagined power over another human being and both expect complacency from their victims. When the victim is not destroyed and refuses to be complacent - indeed, actually fights back, the mental defective loses all touch with reality.

It becomes obvious there is a severe lack of self-esteem. So, I dug up some enlightening quotes on that very topic. Lo and behold, the very first quote is most apropos...

"To wish you were someone else is to waste the person you are.” Cyberstalkers, are you listening?

More quotes on self-esteem:

“I CAN is 100 times more important than IQ”

"Believe in your dreams and they may come true; believe in yourself and they will come true”

"You must love yourself before you love another. By accepting yourself and fully being what you are, your simple presence can make others happy.”

"You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”

"Why compare yourself with others? No one in the entire world can do a better job of being you than you.”

"Instead of thinking about what you're missing, try thinking about what you have that everyone else is missing.”

"Love yourself, for if you don't, how can you expect anybody else to love you?”

"Go out in the world and work like money doesn't matter, Sing as if no one is listening, Love as if you have never been hurt, and Dance as if no one is watching."

"If you aren't good at loving yourself, you will have a difficult time loving anyone, since you'll resent the time and energy you give another person that you aren't even giving to yourself.” ~Barbara DeAngelis

"Low self-esteem is like driving through life with your hand-break on.”

"There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem, the more likely one will be to treat others with respect, kindness, and generosity.”

FIND MORE SELF-ESTEEM QUOTES HERE.

So... Cyberstalkers, the next time you get the urge to hurt, understand that you are really striking out at yourself. You victimize yourself. And you drive the faint wisps of your self-esteem even further into the ground. Your intended victim is probably laughing at you. Not the reaction you planned at all, is it?

Find something constructive to do that will make you truly happy rather than rely on using someone else's life as your urinal. They aren't there. You didn't hit the target at all. The pee just runs down your own leg. You are alone in your self-loathing.

Stop the cycle. Build up your spirit. Be the person you always wished you could be. Just..do..it.

Cyberstalking

Cyberstalking is the use of the Internet or other electronic means to stalk someone.

It has been defined as the use of information and communications technology, particularly the Internet, by an individual or group of individuals, to harass another individual, group of individuals, or organization. The behavior includes false accusations, monitoring, the transmission of threats, identity theft, damage to data or equipment, the solicitation of minors for sexual purposes, and gathering information for harassment purposes. The harassment must be such that a reasonable person, in possession of the same information, would regard it as sufficient to cause another reasonable person distress.

CyberAngels has written about how to identify cyberstalking:

When identifying cyberstalking "in the field," and particularly when considering whether to report it to any kind of legal authority, the following features or combination of features can be considered to characterize a true stalking situation: malice, premeditation, repetition, distress, obsession, vendetta, no legitimate purpose, personally directed, disregarded warnings to stop, harassment, and threats.

A number of key factors have been identified:

False accusations. Many cyberstalkers try to damage the reputation of their victim and turn other people against them. They post false information about them on websites. They may set up their own websites, blogs or user pages for this purpose. They post allegations about the victim to newsgroups, chat rooms or other sites that allow public contributions, such as Wikipedia or Amazon.com.

Attempts to gather information about the victim. Cyberstalkers may approach their victim's friends, family and work colleagues to obtain personal information. They may advertise for information on the Internet, or hire a private detective. They often will monitor the victim's online activities and attempt to trace their IP address in an effort to gather more information about their victims.

Encouraging others to harass the victim. Many cyberstalkers try to involve third parties in the harassment. They may claim the victim has harmed the stalker or his/her family in some way, or may post the victim's name and telephone number in order to encourage others to join the pursuit.

False victimization. The cyberstalker will claim that the victim is harassing him/her. Bocij writes that this phenomenon has been noted in a number of well-known cases.

Attacks on data and equipment. They may try to damage the victim's computer by sending viruses.

Ordering goods and services. They order items or subscribe to magazines in the victim's name. These often involve subscriptions to pornography or ordering sex toys then having them delivered to the victim's workplace.

Arranging to meet. Young people face a particularly high risk of having cyberstalkers try to set up meetings between them.

MORE TO COME ON THIS SUBJECT INCLUDING ACTUAL CASE STUDIES OF THE IDIOTS WHO DO THIS SORT OF THING.