Hi Startstruck,
sorry this might not be helpful, but I am currently wondering about the same thing. My abuser expressed many times now, that he wants to see me dead, and I still cannot believe that he would be able to hurt me, however I feel like my mind has been manipulated so long, that I cannot see my situation clearly and I might actually be under reacting this. In my case as well authorities are concerned about our safety, so I wonder if that is because they have the experience that I don’t have. I am really considering to make this move, cause it’s better to be safe than sorry. I hope you will have some people sharing their experience with you, but I feel for you.
