Car Accident Trauma
Hi! Im brand new to this app so I’m just gonna see how this goes! I’m Bekah, I’m 14, and I was in a car accident a few months ago. We were hit by a drunk driver and we’re trapped for an hour. One of us didn’t make it. So I have a lot of trauma from that night. Does anyone have any advice??
Hello! First of all, don't blame yourself because of what happened. Many people blame blames himself after an accident, even when they aren't in the wrong. The car accident wasn't your fault. You should try, if you haven't yet, to talk with someone important to you or who was in the car with you, or with a listener here. I can also talk to you about it if you Want some advice in particular.
Omgoodness i didn’t think anyone would respond! I guess I specifically need advice on how to talk to people about it. It’s easy to do it here, but it’s harder face to face. I’m just terrified people will thing I’m trying to seek attention. It seems especially hard to talk to people who were in the car for some reason. I thought it would be easy, but for some reason I always hesitate! Like there was my sister in the car, who I don’t really talk about this stuff with. I can’t talk to my friends who were in the car because one got hurt so bad she can’t remember anything, one lost her dad in the car so I feel bad talking about my problems, and one of them I hardly know! It’s just tricky. I’m sorry I typed so much but I wanted to get this off my chest!
Don't worry it's fine ^^ Sorry it take me long to respond I know it might be hard to open to someone, but if you managed to do the first move, it will be easier. It's not that you want to seek attention, you're feeling bad because of what happened and you want help to feel better. It's good that you noticed that you wanted help. No one is going to judge you here, so don't worry, it will be fine 💙. Just search a listener, or if you want a can try to search one for you, and they will respond to you and helped you very much, they will guide you, trust me. I don't know you exact relation with other, but try to know if their are open to the discussions, and try to talk to them even if this is hard, because I think they can understand you. You will pass this.