Has anybody had to deal with somebody who's got erotomania at you? How did you handle it?
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By ghosting them. Doubt this will help you though, since it's the most obvious option and I'm sure you thought of it and there are reasons why it isn't possible.
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The people who have erotomania at me *think* I'm responding secretly to them with my tweets and blog posts, so me actually not responding to them doesn't help. It's not a reasonable disorder.
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If their mania is aggressive/threatening, I’d avoid engaging. But less severe cases I would suggest talking over at an agreed place, with 1-2 other people around as referees. If they’re not threatening or aggressive, it may be possible to get them out of their own head.
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No, these people are severely delusional and I would absolutely never ever meet with them. It's a legitimate mental disorder, like schizophrenia, you can't just talk someone out of schizophrenia.
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remind them that the object of their obsession is not actually your self, but an image, a likeness
images evolve; encourage theirs to evolve away from your likeness
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