Dealing with the mental issues related to my house being burglarized.

[hamsterjill]

My house was recently broken into. The thief or thieves broke down the front door. They didn't get away with much because (l) I didn't have much that they were interested in, and (2) we think they were interrupted at some point because it didn't look like they made it to all of the rooms.

This happened about a month ago, and I am still having issues dealing with it. Trouble sleeping, constant fear, anger, hurt, suspicion of anyone who looks at me wrong. I have pets, and those pets got out through the broken down front door. It took me over two hours to find them all, luckily, all safe. I live in constant fear that someone is going to come back and they will get out again, get lost and/or get hurt.

I am taking some pro-active steps to increase the security in and around my home, but I don't want to have to live in a fortress to feel safe. I am also limited by a budget as to what I can and cannot do.

Any ideas or suggestions as to how to deal with the mental component of all of this?