Scared of being murdered

by Rebecca
(Indiana)

I`m 16 and every night I'm scared of being murdered. I have to have a cell phone and sometimes a knife next to my bed. It can take me up to 3 hours to fall asleep after I check my door nonstop and build up the courage to sleep.

When walking to the living room and kitchen I walk as fast as I can and when I go up the stairs I have to look behind me. I also wake up in the middle of the night and it takes up to 1 hour to fall back asleep.