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Revision as of 14:51, 18 July 2021
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Gang stalking is a persecutory delusion that a self-identified targeted individual is being stalked by many individuals in some coordinated way. Many online discussions of the idea are by people who report distress due to their perception of being a victim of such stalking.[1]
A 2020 article reported that there were few existing scientific examinations of the gang stalking experience.[2] That same study did identify that there is a community of individuals making reports of gang stalking and having a common disturbing experience, and recommended that researchers study it.[2]
Those who believe they are victims report that they believe the motivation for the gang stalking is to disrupt every part of their lives.[3] Among the community of targeted individuals, gang stalking is described as a shared experience where the gang stalkers all have coordination to harass individuals, and the individuals share their victim experiences with each other.[4][5][6]
People began reporting gang stalking after the year 2000.[2] "Stalking" itself was a socially new concept which people began to report starting in the 1980s.[2] Both of these experiences are culture specific, so people talk about them differently in different times, places, and circumstances.[2]
In 2016 a report in The New York Times estimated that the number of people experiencing gang stalking was about 10,000.[3] That article also reported a lack of available information about the topic, and identified the 2015 paper by Sheridan and James as the first scientific examination of gang stalking.[7][3]
One cause for the rise in reports of gang stalking is Internet connectivity.[8] As distressed people are able to share information throughout the community, more people report their own impressions.[8] There are online forums where people who believe to be targeted share their experiences among eachother.[9]
One report found that some who claimed to be targeted individuals have acted out with violence, sometimes extreme.[10]
See also
- Stalking#False claims of stalking, "gang stalking" and delusions of persecution
- Cyberstalking
- Mass surveillance
- Psychosis
References
- ^ Lustig, A; Brookes, G; Hunt, D (5 March 2021). "Linguistic Analysis of Online Communication About a Novel Persecutory Belief System (Gangstalking): Mixed Methods Study". Journal of Medical Internet Research. 23 (3): e25722. doi:10.2196/25722. PMC 7980115. PMID 33666560.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ a b c d e Sheridan, L; James, DV; Roth, J (6 April 2020). "The Phenomenology of Group Stalking ('Gang-Stalking'): A Content Analysis of Subjective Experiences". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17 (7): 2506. doi:10.3390/ijerph17072506. PMC 7178134. PMID 32268595.
- ^ a b c McPhate, Mike (10 June 2016). "United States of Paranoia: They See Gangs of Stalkers". The New York Times.
- ^ Pierre, Joe (20 October 2020). "Gang Stalking: Real-Life Harassment or Textbook Paranoia?". Psychology Today.
- ^ Pierre, Joe (October 31, 2020). "Gang Stalking: Conspiracy, Delusion, and Shared Belief". Psychology Today.
- ^ Pierre, Joe (November 16, 2020). "Gang Stalking: A Case of Mass Hysteria?". Psychology Today.
- ^ Sheridan, Lorraine P.; James, David V. (3 September 2015). "Complaints of group-stalking ('gang-stalking'): an exploratory study of their nature and impact on complainants". The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology. 26 (5): 601–623. doi:10.1080/14789949.2015.1054857. S2CID 143326215.
- ^ a b Dietrich, Elizabeth (1 January 2015). "Gang stalking : internet connectivity as an emerging mental health concern". Theses, Dissertations, and Projects. Smith College.
- ^ Tait, Amelia (7 August 2020). ""Am I going crazy or am I being stalked?" Inside the disturbing online world of gangstalking". MIT Technology Review.
- ^ Sarteschi, Christine M. (March 2018). "Mass Murder, Targeted Individuals, and Gang-Stalking: Exploring the Connection". Violence and Gender. 5 (1): 45–54. doi:10.1089/vio.2017.0022.
External links
- Vice Media (7 November 2017). "The Nightmare World of Gang Stalking" (video). youtube.com. Vice Media.
- Vice Media (May 24, 2017). "Meet the Targeted Individual Community". youtube.com.