Hi Tracy,
so sorry this happened to you. Are you seeing a therapist to talk about how you're feeling? About 13 yrs. ago one morning the doorbell rang and I didn't answer. A few minutes later as I was in the hallway, there were two men coming up the stairs. I yelled out " what the hell are you doing in my house" They said "well we rang the doorbell and no one answered". I then sreamed and said " get out of my house" while I was standing in a t-shirt and underwear. Lucky for me they ran away. For about 2 yrs. after every time someone was at the door I would be too afraid to answer. Now my kids enjoy telling the story about how mommy scared away 2 robbers. I went to victims counselling to talk about my feelings and it helped.
Have you considered taking self defense courses? I used to feel like a victim but now I feel like a survivor and I hope you do too. When you get those panicky feelings just let it go because they won't hurt you. I hope you feel better soon