I was in a car accident in the beginning of August on my way to therapy actually. I was going through an intersection straight and someone turned into my car. It was chaotic, I tried to stop but couldn’t. It was an older lady and a child and their airbags went off and pinned my door. The middle of an extremely busy intersection in Chicago. I actually had to move my car out of the way bc people weren’t stopping for the police or firemen and were swearing and honking at them to move.
Anyways, I haven’t been back to my therapist’s office in Chicago since the accident. She has an office in the suburbs that she goes to once a week that I’ve been trying to go to but I was seeing her a few times a week in Chicago. I am supposed to go back on Tuesday but I am extremely anxious. Since the accident I’ve had to have surgery again on my shoulder and arm and that was the side already injured in my work accident. It took me over a month to start driving down the street and I really have stopped going out in general. It’s messed up bc you’re supposed to get help for your anxiety but my anxiety is associated w my therapist now even though she didn’t do anything. I really don’t know what to do. We have done a few video chats but it’s not the same and I feel like she’s getting frustrated bc I’m still having a lot of anxiety. That could be my perception. I’m frustrated. I don’t need another random thing for PTSD or phobia. I just don’t know how to move past this.
Anyways, I haven’t been back to my therapist’s office in Chicago since the accident. She has an office in the suburbs that she goes to once a week that I’ve been trying to go to but I was seeing her a few times a week in Chicago. I am supposed to go back on Tuesday but I am extremely anxious. Since the accident I’ve had to have surgery again on my shoulder and arm and that was the side already injured in my work accident. It took me over a month to start driving down the street and I really have stopped going out in general. It’s messed up bc you’re supposed to get help for your anxiety but my anxiety is associated w my therapist now even though she didn’t do anything. I really don’t know what to do. We have done a few video chats but it’s not the same and I feel like she’s getting frustrated bc I’m still having a lot of anxiety. That could be my perception. I’m frustrated. I don’t need another random thing for PTSD or phobia. I just don’t know how to move past this.