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Post by Visual Kei on Jan 6, 2015 13:37:55 GMT -8
I was recently involved in a single car accident on New Years Eve (yeah, it HAD to be before the new year.) It was my fault, I was stupid enough to speed at an exit off an highway. (note: I couldn't see well from the start, so I didn't notice that the exit was a very sharp turn. I was already slowing down by the time I took it, but it was too late, so we braced for impact.) I couldn't stop fast enough, my brakes locked, and I t-boned into two curbs before stopping. There were no other cars around, thankfully. I had two friends in the car with me as well. My main concern was them aside from myself, but I had no idea what was going on because I was so shocked, and I couldn't stop panicking for the life of me. I ended up with a laceration on my pinky, and fracturing my thumb. My two friends had minor scrapes and bruises, but one of them had a broken finger. This was my very first car accident, no I was not on my phone in any way, and the car has been totaled.
Now I feel completely ashamed because I could have gotten both myself and my friends killed by my own stupid decision. They both told me that it was okay, and they assured me that everything was fine, but the more I think about it, the more I think about what could have happened. It keeps replaying over and over in my mind, making it hard for me to sleep at night. Everyone keeps telling me that I'm stupid, and yes, I know that I am because I made a stupid mistake, but it's hard to recover when I have so many people down my back about it. It's hard facing reality sometimes, and for some reason I feel so embarrassed especially when I see my two friends, because I can't even look them in the eye without feeling the pressure and guilt.
tl;dr: car accidents suck.
a note to all drivers: please be careful driving. People don't wake up one morning and go 'yes, I'm gunna get myself in a car accident and not survive'. You never know what could happen, because that's just how life is.
How do you guys cope after an accident? Was it hard? Easy? This isn't a debate, I'm just curious on different experiences people have, and talking about it makes me feel a little better.
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Post by Egao, Egao Everywhere on Jan 7, 2015 3:36:46 GMT -8
My family and I were on our way to watch Deathly Hallows when a public vehicle crashed onto us at full speed. I saw the vehicle speeding straight for us but I thought that it would eventually stop. It didn't and it hit us.
No one was hurt and the car wasn't totaled. But it did make me fearful of riding vehicles for a while that, while on a tricycle cab, the driver teased me for being so tense. I'm fine driving, though the thought of hitting a person or an animal frightens me.
I think it takes time - and doing it again. You lost confidence so you would want to regain it. People cannot allow themselves to be traumatized by past experiences. It will haunt them. When a situation similar to it occurs again, they will think of the past. When the same thing happens again, they will blame the past.
I'm glad you and your friends aren't hurt. I've not been in a serious car accident so hopefully another person can provide a more helpful insight.
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Post by Visual Kei on Jan 7, 2015 11:01:23 GMT -8
My family and I were on our way to watch Deathly Hallows when a public vehicle crashed onto us at full speed. I saw the vehicle speeding straight for us but I thought that it would eventually stop. It didn't and it hit us. No one was hurt and the car wasn't totaled. But it did make me fearful of riding vehicles for a while that, while on a tricycle cab, the driver teased me for being so tense. I'm fine driving, though the thought of hitting a person or an animal frightens me. I think it takes time - and doing it again. You lost confidence so you would want to regain it. People cannot allow themselves to be traumatized by past experiences. It will haunt them. When a situation similar to it occurs again, they will think of the past. When the same thing happens again, they will blame the past. I'm glad you and your friends aren't hurt. I've not been in a serious car accident so hopefully another person can provide a more helpful insight. Glad that no one was hurt in your accident; that could have been worse. Yeah that's exactly how I feel at the moment. It doesn't help that I travel everyday, so I couldn't stop driving even if I wanted to. It's gotten better though; I don't feel as paranoid as I was a couple of days ago, but I'm always thinking about the 'what ifs' and that's what makes me anxious a lot.
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Post by Egao, Egao Everywhere on Jan 9, 2015 17:37:29 GMT -8
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