Love💞 For many people it is the most beautiful feeling in the world. When the butterflies in your stomach circle and the view through rose-colored glasses colors the world in a pleasant tone. Karolin knows this feeling. She is happy in her #relationship until her boyfriend suddenly starts behaving strangely. Karolin plays along in this toxic relationship for a long time, but ultimately decides to break up. What she could not have guessed beforehand: her ex-boyfriend becomes her #stalker. He follows and threatens her, lies in wait for her and becomes violent. And Karolin's experiences are not an isolated case. According to police statistics, stalking ex-partners is the most widespread form of stalking. Psychologist Leon Windscheid is out and about in the minds of victims and perpetrators for #TerraXplore. What forms can stalking take? What motivates the perpetrators? A former criminal investigator who now helps stalking victims in need and who herself had to experience dealing with a stalker gives him deep insights into the victim's perspective. At the offender advice center, Leon asks what processes take place in the brain🧠 of ex-partners. Could we all become stalkers? ******* CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro: Hate and love 01:01 “He was everywhere” 02:57 Threatening letters and countless phone calls 05:07 Ex-boyfriend: From love to hate 06:43 Street survey: Have you ever been stalked? 09:24 What experience do you have with stalking? 09:33 Victim advice: What is stalking anyway? 12:56 Offender advice center: “Offender work is victim protection” 15:57 What motives are there? 18:03 Warning signs in a relationship 20:28 My aunt was murdered by a stalker 22:19 What helps stalking victims? 24:30 Don't let it get you down 26:25 Conclusion: love has two sides ******* You can find more videos from the Terra X cosmos in the media library: http://kurz.zdf.de/XploreOL/ Terra X on Facebook: / zdfterrax Terra X on Instagram: / terrax ******* OUR SOURCES (i.e. studies, books, publications that are central to the documentary) 👉 If you would like to read for yourself what the Mannheim study (Prevalence of stalking in Germany Results report, comparative study (2003 - 2018)) led by Prof. Harald Dressing found, you can do so here: https://weisser-ring-stiftung.de/syst... 👉 If you want to find out more about how stressful stalking can be, then read here: Kamphuis, J., Emmelkamp P. (2001). Traumatic Distress Among Support-Seeking Female Victims of Stalking. American Journal of Psychiatry 158(5):795-8. 👉 “Revenge is sweet” – a study by Swiss scientists shows that this saying is even reflected in brain scans: Mario Gollwitzer: What gives victims satisfaction when they seek revenge? In: European Journal of Social Psychology, 2011, Vol. 41, 364–374. 👉 This study by the University of Gloucestershire examines 358 cases of domestic murder (criminal homicide) from 2012, 2013 and 2014. The aim: to explore the connection between stalking and partner murder: https://www.equallyours.org.uk/suzy-l... 👉 If you want to read a good overview of the topic of stalking, then this article by Prof. Harald Dreßing is worth reading: https://www.aerzteblatt.de/archiv/213... MORE INFORMATION: 👉 If you are affected by stalking or know someone, you can find help and support here: https://weisser-ring.de/ 👉 Information from the police on the topic of stalking and what your rights are: https://www.polizei-beratung.de/opfer... 👉 Stop Stalking is a counseling center in Berlin for perpetrators and victims: https://www.stop-stalking-berlin.de/d... ******* IN THE VIDEO Karolin Weber, stalking victim Sandra Cegla, stalking expert and former police officer Wolf Ortiz-Müller, psychologist in offender counseling ******* CREDITS Presenter: Dr. Leon Windscheid Script + Director: Andrea Wiehager-Philippi Camera: Patrick Waldmann & Eli Roland Sachs Sound: Jule Vari, Nic Nagel Mix: Jörn Steinhoff Editing: Bojan Novic Graphics: Marc Trompeter Editor Labo M: Eva Nowack, Jacqueline Kopyra Editor ZDF: Harald Platz, Swea Schilling, Veronika Pieper Production Labo M: Josefine Beitel, Julia Ulrich, David Haase Production ZDF: Antje Galonske, Yvonne Kalinowski, Moritz Bömicke