2 accidents just over 2 years apart. Why does this keep happening to me? TW: accident description, injuries.
2 years ago I was in a pretty traumatic car accident. The other driver ran a stop sign and I t-boned them, we were both going 55mph. I ended up with a broken ankle and wrist, spent 2.5 months in a wheelchair and another month on crutches and in PT. Lost my job during this time. It was the worst period of time of my life. Learning to drive again after that was so difficult. Even now after 2 years I still get anxious going through intersections.
Yesterday I was in another car accident. I was on the interstate when the vehicles in front of me stopped quickly, the person behind me was not able to stop quickly enough and rear ended me. My 5 month old was in the car with me. Thankfully we are both okay physically, but I’m having a hard time mentally. It brought me right back to the worst time of my life after my first accident. I feel depressed and anxious.
I’m going to seek help from a mental health professional. I’m honestly not even sure why I’m posting in here. I guess just needed to get the feelings out somehow.
This shit sucks. I feel like I’m starting back over in my car accident trauma. I’m not sure how I’ll ever feel comfortable driving again. I can’t trust other drivers on the road.