By MELISSA MEEHAN
WHEN Rachel first met him, he was a charming and energetic guy vying for her affection.
They dated for a few months, and while she took no notice of the signs, they were there.
Months after she broke off the relationship, friends said they heard he was on crystal methamphetamine (ice) and it all started to make sense.
“Looking back, I think I was a little blind,” Rachel said.
“He never slept, and could be awake all night but when he did sleep, he would stay in bed for days. “
She thought nothing of it back then, but added to his obsessive tendencies, she no longer felt comfortable when alone with him.
“He became so obsessive about me, and who I spoke to,” she said.
“It was similar to jealousy, but just a lot more full-on.
“He would turn up at my house late at night, text message me throughout the day and call at all hours.”
While he was never physically violent towards Rachel, she remembers feeling increasingly scared of him and unsure of what he would do next.
“He became very aggressive, not physically – but he would punch his fist through walls,” she said.
Now, Rachel can’t believe she was in a relationship with an ice user.
“I see all these ice-related murders on the TV and think, that could have been me,” she said.
“He was never that violent, but with this drug, you never know what they will do next.”
