My gut feeling didn't save my life, but it likely saved my ex's life. My grandma was rushed to the hospital one night due to a series of strokes, I wanted to go visit her, but my dog needed monitoring because she ate a burrito full of tomatoes and onions hours earlier (which are toxic to dogs). I call my best friend and ask if he can come watch my dog so I can go to the hospital, he agrees and comes over. I knew I'd want to stay at the hospital late and told him to crash with the dogs & there were fresh sheets on the bed. I got home at about 1am and my buddy is asleep with the dogs. I have a severe germ phobia, so I hop in the shower. Right as I'm sitting down in my robe drying off, I hear the front door being kicked down. Now, both me AND my friend have a weapon within arms length (there had been recent break ins in my town & this is Idaho)... But for whatever reason, I KNEW it was my ex and for whatever reason didn't reach for my gun. My friend semi-slept through the door kickings and awoke to the screaming, and realized who it was. Now, my ex had never been physically violent before and it was completely uncharacteristic of him, but he had been acting off lately...my ex comes busting through the (unlocked) bedroom door screaming at us. I camly say 'did you just kick my fucking door(s) down?' and he starts crying and threatening my poor friend. My ex and I had been broken up for weeks (his doing). He was at least smart enough to lift up his shirt and spin when I asked (so I knew HE wasn't armed)... After some back and forth, I told him to leave else I would call the cops. Looking back, I SHOULD have called them. I immediatly call his brother to tell him what happened and he was horrified and helped get my ex and calm him down. Turns out my ex hadn't taken his adhd/bi-polar meds and had also drank & he claims he recalls nothing about that night & that it's kind of like a surreal dream to him. I'm glad all parties we're physically okay, but fuck, I've been in therapy since. Having your door kicked down by someone you trusted in the middle of the night was horrifying. I constantly feel unsafe at home, especially at night & anytime I hear a noise, I wake up and my body panicks. My therapist says I have extreme ptsd from that night.