u/Hot_Reply_4797

I finally had to go scorched earth on a long-term "friend," and I need to know if I'm overreacting. I'm grinding for competitive professional certifications, so my life is basically back-to-back classes and study marathons.

This guy has been suffocating me for months. If he sees my "green dot" online, he jumps on me immediately. A few months ago, I told him I was in a marathon study session and couldn't talk. This guy literally interrogated me and demanded I send a "photo with time" to prove I was actually in class.

The second I set that boundary, he played the victim card. He said he was all alone because his mom had to go to the hospital. It felt like a total guilt trip just because I called out his stalking.

It’s gotten way creepier lately. I stopped replying to him months ago, so now he views my LinkedIn profile every single morning, sometimes twice. He doesn’t even message; he just watches. Then there was the 5:40 AM spam where he demanded I record a "motivational voice note" for him, and when I didn't reply, he sent a passive-aggressive "BRO sorry".

The final straw was when he then sent her a follow request 6 times. Why are you even looking through my mom's profile?

My other friends are asking me if he’s obsessed or has other feelings because no "bro" acts like this. It feels like he’s tracking my life like a full-time job while I’m just trying to study for my future. I've blocked him on everything, but I still feel that weird guilt because of his family situation.

WTFF!! IIM BANGLORE.