Greetings,

It's the beginning of December, and I haven't been able to accomplish anything last month because of all the drama going on. It's unfortunate because I've done my best to separate myself from what's been going on. I've reached out to my friends and family so I don't end up internalizing the conflict. I've tried to be more productive, write when I find the motivation to write, and focus on freelance work. But over the past few days, things have taken another downturn.

Basically, the stalker I've been dealing with has been reported to the authorities and they're watching her closely. Good news. But she has friends, and her friends have gone through extraordinary lengths to defame me all over the community. Bad news. So my phone has been ringing off the hook, and I've gotten text messages from people asking me, "Is this true that you helped a man beat his girlfriend?" and "Do you have a sex tape? Someone says they have it and they're shopping it around to the press." Of course I don't have a sex tape. But these people are posting allegations absolutely everywhere, and they've been doing it non-stop for a week now. I only found out about this weirdness two days ago.

Keeping a smile and happy facade through this is wearing me down. I would LOVE to have a life and NOT think about this 24/7, and not resort to alcohol to help me forget.