Stalking is ruining my life

Hey Bestie, this letter came for you. Oh my god, that's from my stalker. Just throw it away. What? You're being stalked? Eh. No, Bestie, not... Eh. Ah! I mean, it's fine. One in three women have been stalked at some point in their lives. And one in six men. Like that baby reindeer baby. Oh my god, that is so scary. Oh, it's not my first rodeo. You know, 58% of female victims experience stalking before the age of 25. I am 35 now. This is like my seventh stalker show. Okay, have they... have they hurt you? No, they just threaten to. But it's okay. I already have PTSD, depression, anxiety, and feelings of hopelessness before stalking. So it's not like they can give it to me again. No, I think they can. No. Double PTSD? What is that? PPTT? SSDD? Okay, we should do something about this. Who is this person? Well, most stalking perpetrators were intimate partners or acquaintances for male and female victims. But because I never go outside, I don't know. Okay, well, we need to start a paper trail documenting the evidence and look into what our state's anti-stalking statutes are. Oh, that's so much admin. We should inform law enforcement about the stalking and submit evidence just in case you ever need to get a restraining order. Another one. Last time I got a cake, it was very yummy. Oh my god, coping with humor is such a strong defense mechanism for you. Listen, bestie, the choices are laugh or cry. And I just did my makeup, so I'm not going to ruin it. You know what I'm saying? Okay, your makeup looks fantastic. But seriously, though, I know that being a woman on the internet, especially one who talks about mental health, you've been stalked and harassed to the point that you quit stand-up comedy years ago, that people have shown up to your home and made you feel unsafe, and that now that you're back on tour, come on down. Links at AnnaAkana.com slash shows. You've unfortunately experienced more stalkers, which is absolutely insane because there is a 20-minute story about how terrifying it is to be stalked. To be fair, it's a really funny story. It is a really funny story. You do a very good job balancing the emotion and being funny. Thank you, bestie. Oh my god, you're welcome. And listen, I know you, because even though people forget when they're watching this, it is just me doing both sides of this conversation, that underneath the compartmentalization and the humor, there is a real undercurrent of just feeling unsafe in the world. And look, having strange men show up at your house, that's scary. The woman was nice, though. She brought me mochi. Having people sending you threatening letters is scary. Go buy stamps. Feeling like you cannot leave your house. Oh my god, is this why you don't want to leave your house? Honestly, it's mostly bugs. Fair. But thank you, bestie. Honestly, your validation, concern, and support means the world to me. Stalking can be a very stressful experience for victims to go through, so having someone help you with the logistics or accompany you to the courthouse or the police station, I mean, it can mean the world to them. Okay, we're going to do this together. Oh, wait a second, this is from the IRS. They're obsessed with me. So I have been stalked, which ties into the sponsor for today's video. I know, I think this is the best sponsorship transition I have done in my entire 15-year internet career. But seriously, thank you to Incogni for not only being today's sponsor, but also helping me in these kinds of situations. So as a woman in the public eye who talks about mental health, I have had to deal with this, which has been very scary. It's been a very real problem of mine. And we live in a world where data brokers will collect and aggregate and sell our personal information, like our names, our social security number, our addresses. And that can all be published against our knowledge and our will. And I've had many people find my information or my family's information, show up at my house or stalk my family. So I use Incogni, and what they do is they find all the info out there on you and they have it removed. And they deal with any sites that object to that removal. And since my family has been a victim of these stalkers as well, I use the family and friends plan so that Incogni will scour for their info and have that taken down as well. Your data can be out there and it can be sold and proliferated, and it's such a daunting and possible task to try to take all that down yourself. So I'm proactive these days in protecting my privacy, protecting my information, and protecting my friends and family. You can go to incogni.com and get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan and protect your data and identity with the code AKANA. So that's incogni.com slash AKANA. And hopefully, like, you've never been stalked, but at the very least, we can be protected. Bye.