I was in a car accident last week where I was t-boned at an intersection. I went to the hospital but I am bruised and sore but I am ok. I am a cautious and safe driver. The accident was in the morning. I normally would have my step son but fortunately he wasn’t with me. I don’t remember 10-15 seconds before the accident and about the same amount of time at the end. I don’t remember climbing out the passengers side. The doctor told me not remembering is normal in a traumatic event. I have no idea how I didn’t see the car running the light. All of this bothering me alot. Has anyone else felt this way?
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These things happen very fast. Talking in the blink of an eye. I ended up under a car years ago. Everything about that evening is a blur. Or was a blur at the time. two cars hitting each other. One knocking the other car up onto an embankment were myself and 5 others were standing. All happened so quickly. That is one thing I clearly remember about it. All this nonsense about time slows down at such a time is just that. Nonsense. Oddly I only had a few scrapes and the likes. Even though I was right under the car. Lucky thing that evening was the car conked out. Was coming up closer and closer to my head, my body going further under the car, and suddenly it just stopped. Reg plate inches from my head. It was a big shock to the system. And it would cause me a lot of issues over the following years. I was never offered anybody to talk to about it. Which these days they would probably do that. Make sure you talked to someone about your experience. So that is what I would suhhest too to you. To find an expert of sorts that you can talk to. About how you feel about the whole thing. How you are feeling after it all. Just so there are no long term effects that hit you out of the blue somewhere further down the line.
Yes it’s normal. Same thing happened to me way back when I was a teenager. T-bone at an intersection, I was on the side that got hit. I couldn’t remember then and I still can’t. Only bits and pieces. It’s nothing to worry about.
Thank you for replying. I appreciate it. I am assuming it will take some time to not be so nervous when driving. I understand it just happened. I know sometimes we drive and get somewhere and think, wait how did we get here but we were driving safely. It is just hard to imagine not seeing the car before it hit me and I know I didn't blackout or go thru a red light. I never have blacked out before and would never go thru a red light. I wasn't even in a hurry.
Here’s the deal, we aren’t perfect. We can’t be, we’re human. All we can do is our best, that’s it. We aren’t going to be on top of everything thru life. Look at it like this: “I did my best. I’m ok and that’s what really matters.” You and I both know things happen sometimes no matter how careful we are. So, instead of worrying about what you didn’t see, put that energy into being grateful for you not being hurt. It’s ok to look at it this way. And you also know the old saying about being thrown from the horse, get right back on and keep going. The reasoning behind it is that if we stop and think too much about it, that’s where fear can creep in and do a number on us. So you get back on that horse and keep riding, and every time you start to think about the accident, just remind yourself you did your best and are grateful for being unharmed. Don’t give the fear a foot in the door. Have faith in yourself.
I understand. Thank you for explaining and thank you for your time.