When you’re the victim of identity theft, it feels as if your life has been ripped away from you, and for good reason – it has. The person who has stolen identities is out living your life – well, what other people think is your life. In actuality, the person is living whatever life he or she pleases under your name. The person is getting and using credit cards in your name, obtaining jobs in your name, maybe even starting a family in your name. Proving your identity has been stolen can be a lengthy and expensive process, as can restoring your identity and taking care of the ruins left behind by the identity theft hurricane.