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RE: Subtract the D from PTSD but Your Brain is Still Scrambled
Oh my word. That is one hardcore experience and a story well told. I've been in a couple of pretty bad car accidents and I can relate. A friend and I had to take an 11 hour bus ride from Quartsite, AZ back home after I rolled my truck a few times. It was quite surreal, just like you say.
How long did it take for your mind to return to it's pre accident state?
It was at least 2 days, but in some ways it never did. A girl ran a red light and basically hit me head on as I was making a left turn.
That was another bad one. I remember staring at my windshield, inches away from my face, as my seatbelt held me fixed in suspended animation.
It does cause a kind of permanent PTS. If I drive through an intersection without looking, I get the feeling something is wrong.
I can see how certain things will never be the same. Tonight or tomorrow I am writing about how I was (almost not) able to drive through the tunnel the day following the accident. It brings a panic now just thinking about it. It was terrifying and I don't think I'll ever approach a tunnel without severe anxiety for a while...
I remember this old song playing immediately after the crash with the girl. I want to say it is by Jane's Addiction, but not sure on that.
"She's Asleep At The Wheel".
No joke. I wanna read the gun shy post and I don't blame you after that experience. Tunnels are horrible enough to begin with.
That is crazy. Man.
I'm working on it right now. It's a little difficult so it's coming in stages with breaks :) I am healing by writing this, but I do know when my psyche needs a coffee break ;)