Longer answer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acute_stress_reaction

You *might* have that, with usual caveats that NO ONE can diagnose over the internet, not even trained psychiatrists.

At any rate, yes, seek counseling asap. There should be someone affordable or free near by.

Your county and/or state should have someone. Just type your county/parish/state name into Google along with "affordable counseling" and you should find something suitable. Or, type "mental health center" along with your county.

Best wishes and good luck.

and alert you when the door is opened. They helped me get over it when my mobile hoe was broken into. By the time the batterys had died in them, I was over it.

I am still fighting coming down with vertigo and needing to do work around the house. But the fear is there of it happening again when I am on a ladder. I know it is an irrational fear. But it is still there. For some reason at the same time as the vertigo appeared I got a fear of being in a dentist chair. Never had it before but the anxiety is so strong.

I did take steps to harden my doors, and my lab likes to bark when someone enters the yard, but he would never attack any one, but maybe scare them away.

The fears should go away after a bit on their own, mine did. When time goes by and no one has broken in again, you get your confidence back. But for a while when you hear a fly land outside, you will believe someone is outside. It just takes a while.

gone, as is the case with the vast majority of burglaries. The suggestion for alarms is good for your peace of mind. You can also leave lights and the TV on when you're gone at night to make it seen like someone is home.

maybe take some ambien for a while, or take a good melatonin supplement.
sleep is the foundation of mood. anxiety is especially linked to bad sleep.
check out "sleep hygiene" on the web, and see if there is anything you can improve in your environment.

take care. and post here. let us know how you are doing.