What to do if you wake up to find a burglar in your house, by an ex-robber: Why you can't just lie there, the three things you MUST do immediately... and why a dog or cricket bat won't save you
Perhaps the subconscious part of your mind that never truly sleeps heard a creaking floorboard or the click of a lock. Maybe it was simply that caveman survival sense, alert to the presence of a stranger.
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What to do if you wake up to find a burglar in your house, by an ex-robber: Why you can't just lie there, the three things you MUST do immediately... and why a dog or cricket bat won't save you
You have felt this fear. In the small hours of the night you are suddenly awake, listening, straining for the sound that confirms an intruder is inside your home. Perhaps the subconscious part of your mind that never truly sleeps heard a creaking floorboard or the click of a lock. Maybe it was simply that caveman survival sense, alert to the presence of a stranger.
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