OK, so here's my story.
I was in quite a bad car accident almost two and a half years ago. I don't want to go into a lot of details as to what happened. Long story short, I was driving, hit a patch of ice on the highway and rear ended someone. Gave me and my friend a concussion; the girl I hit was unharmed.
After that, I had to deal with my PTSD: nightmares, flashbacks, dealing with the guilt, shame, everything like that.
Well I feel I have really turned the corner with everything, but I can't seem to, for lack of a better term, let go.
It seems like the accident itself is ALWAYS on my mind, no matter what there is always this part of me that can never get that night out of my mind. Usually it gets aggravated when I'm watching a TV show or movie or something that involves an accident. I end up jumping, or tensing up or going into a cold sweat or something like that. And I STILL can't ride in a car without bracing myself when I see brake lights.
It just seems like I can't go a few days without somehow talking about it, and lately it's been bothering me a lot again. Even though I barely remember any of the accident, I can't forget about it either.
Im just looking for some advice really. Is what I'm feeling normal? Am I being overly sensitive? Help me out here.
I was in quite a bad car accident almost two and a half years ago. I don't want to go into a lot of details as to what happened. Long story short, I was driving, hit a patch of ice on the highway and rear ended someone. Gave me and my friend a concussion; the girl I hit was unharmed.
After that, I had to deal with my PTSD: nightmares, flashbacks, dealing with the guilt, shame, everything like that.
Well I feel I have really turned the corner with everything, but I can't seem to, for lack of a better term, let go.
It seems like the accident itself is ALWAYS on my mind, no matter what there is always this part of me that can never get that night out of my mind. Usually it gets aggravated when I'm watching a TV show or movie or something that involves an accident. I end up jumping, or tensing up or going into a cold sweat or something like that. And I STILL can't ride in a car without bracing myself when I see brake lights.
It just seems like I can't go a few days without somehow talking about it, and lately it's been bothering me a lot again. Even though I barely remember any of the accident, I can't forget about it either.
Im just looking for some advice really. Is what I'm feeling normal? Am I being overly sensitive? Help me out here.