I lie awake at night unable to sleep worried my identity is stolen. I check my bank daily, my medical history through insurance and records for charges, I look myself up online to see if there’s phone numbers or addresses I’m registered to under my name that I’ve never had or been to. While it’s very anxiety inducing knowing my accurate information is easily found of where I’ve lived in the past and present, who I’m related to, etc; I’m terrified I’m going to find something that doesn’t match up. This started when I broke up with the last ex two years ago and they were such a rotten person I honestly believe they could be using my information. The main thing fueling this is the fact the IRS won’t return my taxes citing via mail sent to me every month that my taxes have already been claimed and that they “need 60 more days to investigate and confirm who I am” now for 8 months. There’s a phone number to call but I’m too scared to call it, and too ashamed I’ve let this snowball to tell anyone that knows me so they can tell me what to do.