A little over a month ago i was getting ready to head out to meet with a tent vendor for my wedding. I was home alone as my fiance was working that day. I heard the doorbell ring so i went to the window to see who it was. I never ever answer the door unless i know who it is. It is something my parents taught me and i have never quite grown out of. Either way, when i looked there was no one there so i went back to my room to finish getting ready. Then the door bell rang again and i looked again and still there was no one at the door. I figured it was just some kids playing ding-dong-ditch on the new people ( we had only moved into the house three months prior) so i decided to ignore it after that. But then they began to repetedly knock and ring the bell so i looked out agaain and saw a young man testing to see if the door was unlocked! I immedeately tried to call my fiance who only works about 15 mins away but when he didnt answer i called 911. I told them someone was trying to break into my house and they told me to lock myself in a room until the police showed up. I locked myself in the master bedroom and while still on the phone with 911 i heard the window in the master bathroom shatter. I began to scream and ran into the guest bath with only a mag-light flashlight for protection. The man never got into the house as the police (who arrived a full 15 mins after the window broke) thought that my screaming scared him away. They did find who they thought it was by following the trail left in our neglected lawn. The suspect lives not 500ft from my house on the property right against the back of ours but they can't arrest him because i was unable to pick a suspect out of the line-up they provided for me.
Since then i cant sleep because i keep reliving the moment the window broke over and over. I can't stand to be in the house alone despite the fact that we got a security system installed in our home. I dont like to even be in my bedroom because that is where i was when the window broke. Every time i hear the doorbell ring or someone knock on the door i think that its him and i am right back where i was when i saw him jiggle the knob on my front door. I'm terrified all the time and i don't now what i can do. Is this something i should see a doctor about? I just keep reliving it over and over again! I need some advise. i cant stop crying and i'm terrified every time my fiance leaves for work in the morning. I'm angry and scared and upset and so many other things. I feel like I'm stuck in that day. Please help me.
Since then i cant sleep because i keep reliving the moment the window broke over and over. I can't stand to be in the house alone despite the fact that we got a security system installed in our home. I dont like to even be in my bedroom because that is where i was when the window broke. Every time i hear the doorbell ring or someone knock on the door i think that its him and i am right back where i was when i saw him jiggle the knob on my front door. I'm terrified all the time and i don't now what i can do. Is this something i should see a doctor about? I just keep reliving it over and over again! I need some advise. i cant stop crying and i'm terrified every time my fiance leaves for work in the morning. I'm angry and scared and upset and so many other things. I feel like I'm stuck in that day. Please help me.
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Hi,
You are experiencing a perfectly rationale fear. Anyone in a similar circumstance would feel the same way.
Have you talked to anyone about this, besides your family and fiance? I would recommend that you talk to a psychiatrist to help you come to terms with these fears.
You have been the victim of a crime and your trust has been violated. It will take time to regain that trust.
Please talk to a psychiatrist, it will help.
Keep us updated as to how you're doing or if you have more questions/concerns. Take care.
You are experiencing a perfectly rationale fear. Anyone in a similar circumstance would feel the same way.
Have you talked to anyone about this, besides your family and fiance? I would recommend that you talk to a psychiatrist to help you come to terms with these fears.
You have been the victim of a crime and your trust has been violated. It will take time to regain that trust.
Please talk to a psychiatrist, it will help.
Keep us updated as to how you're doing or if you have more questions/concerns. Take care.
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i am so sorry!i agree that you should talk to someone who can offer you help in the form of overcoming it.i also think you should discuss with your husnabd buing a dog and when you can get an alarm system.what has your husband done to help youthru this violation?i knwo its such a strain to move all over but it is anoption even if it is in left field.GOOD LUCK
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I KNOW EXACTLY HOW YOU FEEL!!!! I myself don't have the $ to move, but, that's what NEEDS to be done! Move to where you feel safe! Talking to a "psych" will NOT help! You have an extremely good reason for feeling and behaving as you do. What you need is to FEEL SAFE! IF you can't move, put up cameras, they keep people honest, or should, because the ones who made you feel this way are the ones who need a psych doc!!!
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