I also had a home invasion 5 years ago. It was weird because they came in when we were all home, with guns and face masks. I was so horrified I just wrapped my arms around my then 11-year old daughter and started praying while she cried.
Thankfully, I have this amazing husband who has this gift of being able to talk calm and sense into people who are crazed with rage, drugs, whatever. After about a half-hour of being held hostage these men suddenly left, dropping half of what they had stolen. They left pretty much everything truly valuable, and no one was harmed. I have to say we were so surprised at how easy we got off that it wasn't really a terrible trauma for any of us. My son (then 15) said, the worst happened and it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.
Anyway I am doing much better. Had a day off and spent hours journaling through my issues. Feel a very keen sense of relief.

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