‘Creepy’ confession from online stranger leaves thousands on edge: ‘This is dangerous’
A 29-year-old has admitted he developed a ‘creepy’ obsession with his neighbor after watching her from his living room window.
The young man lives in an apartment complex and his neighbor lives opposite him, a woman in her late twenties.
What started as a quick glance has grown into a daily look at women. He can look directly inside, because the large windows face each other.
Over time, he began to notice more details about her: how she walks, what she wears, when she leaves or comes home, and times when she is alone.
His confession is enough to scare any woman who lives alone.
“I’ve never spoken to her outside of passing in the hallway, but I can’t shake this feeling of fascination,” he wrote on Reddit.
‘Sometimes I sit by the window and watch her for hours when she’s home. I tell myself it’s harmless, that she’ll never know, but I’m starting to feel a little guilty about it.’
Although he is aware that he is “crossing the line,” he cannot stop watching her from a distance and confessed to being “obsessed with the idea of knowing everything about her life without her knowing.”
A man has confessed that he is obsessed with his neighbor who he watches from his apartment window (stock image)
‘Has anyone else experienced something like this? How can I stop myself before this goes too far?’ he asked.
More than 5,700 people were ‘shocked’ by the behaviour, encouraged the man to speak to a therapist and wondered what ‘too far’ meant.
Many quickly labeled him “a creep” and told him to close his curtains or move apartments.
Several said they read the confession in Joe Goldberg’s voice from the Netflix series “You,” about a stalker.
‘Control your thoughts before they control you. You’re most likely obsessed with the idea of her not being her, so stop creating scenarios where that fantasy becomes reality. Mindfulness can help you identify those thoughts,” one person wrote.
‘This is the beginning of an obsession. It won’t improve, so close your curtains or blinds or hang something in your window to block the view. You are crawling, if you have a sister or mother you should think about how you would feel if someone crawled over them,” said another.
“As a single woman living alone, I hope this doesn’t happen to me,” a third added.
Another begged him to explain what he meant by ‘too far’
‘You have to stop this now. Do you have a sister or a mother? Imagine being stared at and obsessed by a stranger,” they wrote.
‘I was thinking the exact same thing. The fact that he says “before this goes too far” is a HUGE red flag. He implies that this will eventually go bad, or he already thinks it will go bad. That’s really scary,” another agreed.
“Yes, that sentence touched me too, because a normal person should be bored and forget about crushes, special interests or whatever.”
If you or someone you know feels unsafe or is a victim of stalking or antisocial behavior, please contact local police and authorities immediately.