Car accident, how do i get past it?
Hi guys, so i was involved in a pretty serious car accident today. Nobody was hurt (thank god) and everyone walked away unscathed. It was just me and my boyfriend in the car, we hit a guardrail on a mountain, when it was raining and spun.
The cop gave me a stern talking to, told me i could’ve killed someone and that i should’ve been paying attention. I wasn’t distracted or anything, i never text and drive, i rarely speed. it was just a fluke i believe, because i wasn’t speeding (going 35-40 max)
Luckily no other car was involved, and it was just me. I’m still pretty shaken up and honestly a bit traumatized. I need to know what i should do to kind of move past this? I’m terrified to drive anywhere, or even be a passenger in a car. I had a panic attack on the way home from the crash, just thinking about it, replaying it in my head. I don’t even wanna think about having to go back on that mountain, or anywhere in the rain or at dark. I was already a pretty nervous driver in conditions like that, and i think it was a mix of me being anxious and the god awful weather. My car is totaled, it was one my parents bought for me and the guilt from ruining my first car and just the fact i could’ve prevented it is giving me a rough mental state. Any advice is appreciated. Thank you for reading this far!