Did you ever feel really horrible after a bad car accident?

Question

I'm usually a high energy, fun, silly person. I got in a car accident 4 and a half days ago. My boyfriend was driving and we rolled 3 times and flipped twice. I don't really want to talk to him about how I feel because he already feels really bad for me. He got a little scratch on his eye and it is now basically healed. I however am in a lot of pain. I keep telling everyone I feel better but my neck and back and right arm really is sore and painful. I also am very stiff. I have horrible black and blue bruises on my arm and lower abs.

I feel very alone and blah... if that makes sense. I can't get happy or excited. I feel anxious and worried. I want to cry over dumb things that I would never even let bother me before the crash. I talked to my friend about it a little today.. I'm 21 and I'm just unsure if this is normal.

I got x-rays at the ER and they read ok, I got 2 shots one for inflamation and the other for pain and I'm on muscle relaxers. I go to the Dr. monday and I'm likely to be given pain pills. My roomate thought I could have post traumatic stress or something similar.

Did anyone else feel this way?

I feel almost.. guilty for living because I've had a lot of young people I know die from vehicle accidents...

What did you or the person you know do to feel better?

Could it be the medicine?

Answer 1

yep

Answer 2

I know exactly how you feel. I'm 15 and in May pretty much the same thing happened to me. I think it's completely normal to feel how you do. I know I felt really bad because one of the people in the car I was in was much more hurt than anyone else.

I felt just the same, you just need to try and think about all the good things, both you and your boyfriend are okay, neither of you were seriously hurt. Try and stick around your friends and remember that your boyfriend, although he might seem okay might be feeling the same and feels guilty because he was driving. It will get better in a while, but remember that it takes time, I'm only just starting to feel normal again. But it will get better, you just have to try and be as positive as you can even though it's hard. :)

Chin up, good luck :)

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