For 2 years, my entire university life felt like a stage play and I am the start who does not know the script

Reddit, here goes .

I’m on a throwaway account. Obviously this is just too much it have been 2 years of carrying this weight and I just can’t do this anymore . I desperately need some perspective, advice , or even just to hear if anyone else has been through anything remotely similar. Honestly, I feel like I’m losing my mind

It all started three years ago when I first got to university. Things were fine at first, but my initial class was a nightmare . So much drama , intense cliques ,and teachers who clearly played favourites. I needed a clean slate so I switched to a new class.

That new class ? It felt like dream come true to me . Everyone seemed genuinely friendly and mind their business ,a and I quickly clicked with a girl named Anna Then other 6 girls including Mary . For a few glorious weeks ,it was wonderful . Then this little strange things began to happen.

One day one girl that I’m being friends with mentioned somebody has crossed my name all of the attendance sheet and it seems small and even funny at that time that I loved and say “oh somebody is paying attention to me and spending time on me” it was a joke but in my gut I feel uneasy weird feelings.

Then the gossip phase started when Anna pointed out two girls Which of them has a crush on the class president and tells me they talk and is in crush phase and I was worried that this class might not welcome that as my previous class but I mind my business as that doesn’t concern me .

And that’s when Alex entered the picture. Alex was basically part of class president’s inner circle our friend group my first real interaction with him was do you read a presentation I was standing by the door waiting my turn to present that’s when I hate a sharp move away it was from Alex yelling at his friends behind me a friend I have a notice he sudden aggression completely confused me and even though it was not aimed at me it felt like it and they were standing out outside of the class because he and his friends were late and the teacher talking to them .
Things went down hill after that , because one evening I was on the phone with my friend it was after class I was going to my uncle’s car and I met them AKA Alex and his friends at the stairways I look at them for 2 seconds then turned away and mind my business turned away my gut was telling me like they’re going to target me and I was confused about it telling myself they don’t even know me how can they target me with no reason and that’s when it’s begin .First my textbook vanished after evening class and I search up for it for me in 10 minutes and I was exhausted I was talking on the phone with my best friend and I was telling her that there some gangster maybe running the class as my book vanishes that’s when Alex walk by and he was smirking after he hears me say that and I was confused about it then it was the weekend and I was telling my friend to recall what happened and I remember him and I connect the points and I was mad about it like why he take my book but I did not care about the book so it let it be.

Then on the bus one of his friends was sitting on a bus and I sit next to him when I do that he becomes stiff and began to type furiously on his phone then abruptly shutting his phone as he knows something I don’t know or if he knows me , then I get off the bus and want to enter the university, when Alex and class president began to stand Infront of me and behind literally blocking untill the guard tell them to move and I get in.
Then I find the girls and when I spot Alex and two of his friends pointing fingers at me and began to walk fast towards me which kick in my survival instincts and run towards more populated area .

When I tried to tell my “friends” about being chased, they just brushed it off, saying I “looked innocent.” Their reaction only made everything worse. They weren’t friends; they were more like enablers and spectators.First they began Sabotaging My Relationship for example They were weirdly obsessed with my boyfriend. Whenever he called, they’d practically beg me not to leave them: “No, don’t go to him, stay with us!” They’d crowd around, trying to eavesdrop on my calls and peek at my phone screen. It felt less like friendship and more like constant surveillance. Then Romanticizing the Stalking like If I ever brought up my concerns about Alex’s behavior, they’d completely dismiss me and romanticize it. They’d say stuff like, “He’s just in love with you! It’s romantic!” or “You’re totally imagining things.” They were totally gaslighting me into thinking his creepy fixation was somehow flattering. then become matchmakers , They constantly tried to set up situations where I’d run into Alex. Mary once claimed she needed something from his workplace and suggested Anna and I join her to “get a discount” it was such an obvious excuse to make me show up where he would be.
They even took pictures without me knowing. I once caught Mary recording us, and her explanation was that it was “for memories.”and so on

On the day we had to choose the class president, I was sitting with them at the back, without Anna. I asked them not to leave me since we weren’t even in the same major. They all just looked at their phones, then got up in unison to look for sign and leave me alone at the back of the class not near girls and Alex and his friends was sitting somewhere near in the class

Finally, I just couldn’t take another second of it. I confronted them about how controlling they were, how they completely disrespected my relationship and my boundaries. I ended the friendship. It felt like it was just me and Anna against the world after that.

After the Breakup: The Monitoring Didn’t Stop, It Evolved

Leaving the group didn’t make them disappear; their roles just shifted. They weren’t “friends” anymore; they became outright monitors.

The Stalking Continued: If Anna and I went on a date to a cafe, they would “coincidentally” show up there the very next day. If I went to the mall, they were there, clearly tracking my movements.
The Coordination: I started noticing them glancing at their phones right before these coordinated appearances, or before they’d start copying something I did, almost like they were getting instructions.
They never directly engaged with me, but they’d pick fights with Anna, always seeming scared to confront me.
If a guy was anywhere near me, they’d suddenly make loud noises, laugh, or make comments to draw attention. Lastly coping my lifestyle .

Meanwhile, Alex’s behavior intensified and became even more psychological.
He would just stare at me, intensely. Not a casual glance, but this deep, unsettling gaze. I could feel his eyes on me constantly, and every time I looked up, he was already watching. His stare felt so unnatural.
The “Coincidences”: I began seeing him everywhere. At a cafe near campus, at the bank, on the stairs just as I arrived, even on the rooftop when I just wanted some quiet time alone. He and his friends would just appear, sometimes even trying to guide me to class, even when I was thirty minutes late.
The Mirroring: He started imitating my clothing. When I wore pink, he wore pink. When I switched to silver, then beige, then brown – he followed suit every single time.

The Emotional Echo: He actually seemed to sense my feelings. If I was happy, he’d smirk. If I was upset, he’d look genuinely concerned and confused, almost like he was reflecting my emotions back at me.

The most terrifying thing happened off campus. One night, a man in a black hoodie tried to break into my house through the fence. My cousin saw him and screamed, scaring him off. But his build and posture looked just like Alex’s. I remembered seeing a photo of Alex on social media wearing an identical black hoodie. And he also used to wear it when he standing near my uncle’s car or my bus station or appears in some places am in at the same time
And even he is so hyper focused when a guy is near me like if a guy ask me to charger his phone as socket is near where I sit and the next day the ex girls will be using it or sitting there
Also I noticed that this boy is making a bold comment near me but I can’t said you talk to me as there many people there like am using my phone and somebody from his area will say “someone got to tell her to stop using the phone ” or stand on my way and I take another route and his friends will say”did she take another route ” and many more like that . And there so many more actions that happen like I see when am talking to Anna or showing something in my phone I see his friends staring at me or began sit close to me and I noticed too when there is a discussion in the class and me and Anna discussed it in privately after awhile when the debate begins I noticed that his friends uses some phrases as me and Anna many times
Lastly these and many more i forget to journal happen and I honestly feel like I’m living in a fishbowl. Everywhere I go, someone is watching, listening, or following me. My private life isn’t private anymore, and my choices don’t feel like they’re my own. It’s this slow, constant invasion of my mind.

Why haven’t I reported this? What would I even say? “A guy copies my outfits and appears everywhere I go?” That sounds completely insane. I don’t have any solid, undeniable proof, just this mountain of creepy coincidences and this overwhelming gut feeling that something is terribly, terribly wrong. I’m terrified that if I go to the authorities or my parents, I’ll be dismissed as paranoid, and then the harassment will just escalate.

So, Reddit, I’m laying it all out here. Am I actually going crazy? Has anyone else ever dealt with something like this? What would you do? Any theories on why this is happening? I just want my life back.

Basically, for two years, this guy Alex and my old friend group have been stalking me, copying my every move, and playing these twisted psychological games. My ex-friends romanticized his behavior, actively sabotaged my relationship, and now they just monitor my life since I cut them off. Alex mimics my clothes, pops up everywhere I am, and it’s even escalated to what looked like an attempted break-in at my house. I have no solid proof, and I feel completely unable to report it.

Important note : please don’t mind my English it is not my first language and I tried my best . And have a nice day