Almost a year ago I met a guy online and I never intended for it to turn into a relationship just someone to talk to while I was going thru health and family issues, kind of an escape from it all. We got together pretty quick, talked of moving closer to him exchanged I love you's. Given my health condition anxiety and depression were symptoms and I became a hermit and relied on him to make things better; big mistake looking back on it. After catching me talking to other ppl a month after we decided to get together due to constant arguing he never trusted me since. He would constantly ask to see who I was talking to, time me on sending screenshots/proof of what I was doing and such. Anytime he would assume I was doing wrong even when I wasn't, he would threaten to reveal private photos and say awful things to me. Then we would make up and it would happen all over again. He would be great for a few months then assume I was doing something wrong and act on it.

Usually this would happen after a few months of being on good terms then he would just flip. I have experienced emotional abuse before and this could be why I ended up in this situation again by not recognizing that these situations are not good for me. However he is the most intense, probably because our contact was online and the longer I stayed the stronger and bigger the platform for him to antagonize me was. He knows so much about me, my family and even threatened to reveal my address and  private pics before I completely cut off all contact with him a month ago. Surprisingly he ended it with me first then began to threaten me afterwards, hes put me at odds with a close guy friend also. Right before I left for good I told him I was tired of being emotionally abused and that I did not deserve it. He said he wouldn't do anything, I didn't deserve what he's done to me, apologized and said goodbye. I have not had contact with him since, I made the decision to move on for good but feel paranoid and anxious at the same time when he enters my thoughts even though he's 8-9 hours away from Canada I feel like im always looking over my shoulder, locking doors and windows repeatedly, checking under my bed, family bedrooms even my closet. I feel empowered I left him yet crippled by memories of him. Im in a much better space now since having surgery and symptoms of depression have dramatically slowed. I just want to heal from all of this...