I'm scared to go anywhere by myself.

I'm scared to go anywhere by myself.

I would sleep with the TV on.

I constantly am checking the windows and doors,

thinking that there's somebody watching me from outside.

When my husband would leave, I would automatically think,

"Someone is going to get me," and I would be

completely paranoid the whole time I was by myself.

And I would have nightmares if I slept.

I would get up in the middle of the night,

not being able to go back to sleep.

My nightmares were all about being attacked and being followed,

and it was really difficult for me to do much of anything.