After my divorce in 2021, I had a couple of traumatic experiences. First, a man attempted to enter my apartment for one hour until police finally arrived. He had kicked on my door for so long that it was almost halfway open but the time I was rescued. I was fortunate he never entered and police caught him. However, I could not eat nor sleep for a long time and spent many days in bed watching sitcoms and listening to music. I finally decided I needed to feel more in control so I took a self-defense class, which was my turning point . Second, I survived an apartment building fire. The apartment next to mine completely burned down and caused a lot of damage to mine. I had many post trauma triggers afterwards. The sound of alarm clocks reminded me how I'd mistaken that as the sound of the fire alarm beep alerts. I found solace in meditation, prayer, and faith along with support from family and friends. I lived between their homes and hotel rooms for six months. I found ways to cope.