Q: What can I do to protect myself against a malicious ex boyfriend?
My ex boyfriend has serious mental issues. It’s become too much for me and I’m trying to break away. Not easy because all he does is threaten me and destroys everything good in my life. He has already gotten me fired from one job, gotten me evicted.(I’m assuming so I would have to live with him) now he shuts my phone off when ever he gets mad( I pay my bill) he kicks me out for days/weeks at a time. Steals from me but makes it look like he is the victim. He has posted videos of me after a verbal attack (so I’m crying and appear crazy) he screenshots fake texts messages and tries to blackmail me with them. He even recorded me smoking pot once just to have something to hold over my head. How can I protect my reputation from his slander
A: You should immediately move to another residence and not provide him with a forwarding address. Instead of having your mail forwarded by the USPS, individually contact anyone sending you mail through the US Post Office to let them know your new address. Block his telephone number and change your telephone number and do not give it to him. Block him from your social media accounts and restrict public access to any of your social media. Let your friends know that you do not wish to have any contact with him and that they shouldn't provide him any information about your whereabouts. If you have mutual friends whom you think might provide such information to him, do not share your new address and telephone number with them, and block them from your social media too.
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