Home Invasion Robbery and Night Terrors ...Advice PLEASE!!

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Okay, Here's my story, all true. I can provide a police report to anyone who doubts it, just ask. I live alone right now, beloved is out of town for a few months for work. I am developing my own website. So I keep some crazy hours and sometimes I may work all night to get something done and then sleep during the day. On Oct 28th, my Home was broken into, smashed thru 2 doors to gain entry. I had been up most of the night from the 27th into the 28th. So by mid morning on the 28th I was falling asleep at the pc...so I went to get some sleep. Since it was daytime, I put on a sleep mask to block out the light. I feel asleep fast with my 2 cats cuddled next to me. I woke abruptly to a large bang and thought there had been a car crash or maybe the nearby Army base was practising bombing which happens here. And just as that thought was registering to my sleepy brain, I heard another FAR FAR Louder bang and knew that someone had broken into my home. Panic and Fear gribbed me like nothing I have ever experienced. I lay in my bed in Terror and wondered what was going to happen next. I heard running feet and male voices. At least 2. I didn't move a muscle, prayed that I'd be okay and that my cats were still with me. I had left my bedroom door ajar so they could come and go but neither was next to me. Then I hear a deep masculine voice tell me not to move or touch my sleep mask (I was facing the door) or he'd shoot me. " and you be dead " I didn't move or make a sound since I was struggling to think of how to survive and what might happen next. I can also hear someone banging doors and moving things in my home. And again, the same male voice tells me again not to move. Then he shouts to another to hurry up and get what's good. More banging and again I am told don't move and don't touch your sleep mask. Then I hear Go Go Go and running feet. I am not sure how long I laid there uncertain if they were still in my home or not. I needed to pee so bad that finally I took my sleep mask off, nothing, no sound. Used the bathroom and went to the phone. It was dead. I had a wrench in the bathroom from a sink fix so I took it and crept to my bedroom door. Silence.. never knew how loud my heart could beat. So I creep out to see lights on and doors open. I have a ranch home so could see this. I went in search of my cats and to see if I was alone. They had busted 2 door frames, 1 to my back door that lead to my garage and 1 that goes from the garage to the kitchen. Both doors had been locked, the back door deadbolted, the kitchen handle locked and chained. Still they got in. Found cats, terrified, 1 under the bed and the other wedged by the fridge. Both shaking crazily. Talked sweetly to them and told them it was okay. More Time for them after I get a call to police. Had to recharge my cell to get a good signal. Saw my office torn apart, 2 laptops, 2 printers, digital cameras all gone, checks on the floor, cable wired ripped from the wall so no internet and thus no home phone. Called Police and a friend to come right away, he got there before the police. Police came and did their thing, fingerprinted, brought in a dog etc. Found out that they had taken 2 credit cards and a bank card from my desk. Made calls on those. After 6 hours, my friend had to leave as he had to work the next day, he'd left work to come to my aid. Bless him and his understanding girlfriend. He's big and I knew I'd feel safe with him around til police arrived, he works close to my home. Long Story short, here it is over 2 months later and I am suffering greatly from NIGHT Terrors, I can get some sleep during the day. Isn't that odd since it happened during the day?? I think I have what they call Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome but no medical insurance so I have been struggling to find ways to cope..it's gotten abit better. I thank God everyday that I wasn't hurt physically and neither were my beloved cats. Repairs have been made and new laptop gotten. Also got a better cell phone. Beloved can't come home for another few months. I am so anxious and scared most of the time that it's hard to think. I can sleep for about 2 hours, wake in Terror and then I'm wide awake for hours. I jump alot at unexpected noises. ANY suggestions would help so very very much. Not sure how much more of this I can take...