Stalking: Fixated Obsessed Unwanted Repeated

Life isn't like the movies.
Stalking is a pattern of unwanted, repeated behaviour that leaves you feeling scared or distressed.
You don’t have to be threatened with violence to be a victim of stalking. Any kind of persistent, unwanted contact that causes distress is still stalking and is unacceptable. But things like romantic comedies can normalise this sort of behaviour, and you may not recognise it as stalking.
Sometimes stalking behaviours can seem small on their own. But when they’re combined in a way that follows the FOUR pattern: Fixated, Obsessed, Unwanted, Repeated, then you should record it and report it before it escalates further.
Watch our video to see how these seemingly small, seemingly harmless gestures can escalate to something far more sinister.
Find out more about stalking and harassment and how to report it to the police here: orlo.uk/6WrLd
Dorset Police and our partners can support and protect you in a number of ways including issuing a Stalking Protection Orders (SPO) and referral to the Independent Stalking Advocacy Caseworker (ISAC) service provided by You Trust/Paragon. An ISAC will support you through any investigation and subsequent legal proceedings.
If you or anyone else is in immediate danger, call 999.
Finally, remember the FOUR warning signs of stalking. If the behaviour you have experienced is...
Fixated
Obsessed
Unwanted
Repeated
...it's stalking if the unwanted behaviour has happened more than once.