I’ve had this problem on and off. If I think too much about it, it will set off an anxiety spiral.

I sleep in the recliner (was for my late husband due to heart surgery) or the massage chair (I bought while manic—I would never otherwise buy this) most nights. My therapist thinks that is OK because I am doing something to comfort myself.

I’ve put rods and a cross bar on the sliding glass door.

I’ve thought about an alarm system—I might do that.

Sometimes I get paranoid and set up a talk radio by the door so it sounds like someone is watching tv. I have a device that looks like the flashing of a television.