Though I've never had to go through something like that, from what I hear, it's relatively normal. My good friend was in a car accident much like yours a few years back. His injuries were pretty severe, but I remember him being very different for awhile afterwards. He was always an easy going guy, but for a few months after his accident, he seemed moody and catty. It gradually got better, though, and he's back to his old self now.

I thing anything like totaling you car could cause your mood to swing. Glad you were not hurt. You can always replace the car.

Carrie

Hi 19822 Sorry to hear about your accident... I was in a head on car accident about 6 months ago and broke my leg and rib. For quite a while after I was having nightmares and flashbacks from the accident, or I would think about the feeling of the impact and would just feel very upset and panicky. So yes it is normal. I am also very nervous when other people drive me around since the accident (as I wasnt the driver). It will get better and also the irritability is probably from the stress and trauma of the accident I am sure it is nothing serious. Hope you feel better!

I am suffering from whiplash, nerve injuiry, damaged vertabraes c3,c4,c5,c6 for a year and a half. I've had 3 Epiderals to take care of the nerve pain that goes down my left arm and my thumb and two fingers still have tingling and numbing. The neck, back and side hurts worse throughout the day and doesn't allow me to sleep and when I do I wake up enormous pain. I have been depressed and feeling older than I am. Court coming up, now my anxiety over that is causing me a great deal of uneasy feelings. The accident caused by the other party and anger is there but not revenge. But the lawyer doesn't understand mental aspects of this, a mental health professional has not been considered because of previous mental disorder of MPD in my history and even though this injury has made me worse mentally it can not be part of the proceedings or the claims. It would be opening a big can of worms and I would basically be opening my whole life up in front of everyone. I'm up searching the web, found your site and here I am sobbing at my computer and wondering if I can ever be made whole again. All because of a man being careless, breaking traffic laws and running into us headon. I'm afraid also of driving, even while someone else is. I'm angry at most people on the road, because of how they drive recklessly and speeding all over the place. I'm bitter, sad, angry, fearful and my love life with my husband of 25 years is suffering since the accident. I've gained 22 pounds of unwanted fat. Getting a double chin, I can't excercise my neck. Just miserable and can't pick up things off the floor. Losing interest in all things. Pain medicine won't help, so I'm just in pain and drugged up. So I'm not taking them. My regular doctor is a new one, the one I had for 23 years isn't in practice anymore. The phykiatrist (sp) is no more at the clinic. Starting over with everyone and no one knows me anymore. I feel so alone. I can't get help I need for fear of discussing the case with anyone. My life is an open book but has to remain closed. I've tried the positive thinking, praying and even doing absolutely nothing. And even if there is monetary relief, it won't bring back my health or abilities. I've spent so much money on gas to go to doctors I can't eat right. My husband and I are eating on 3.00 a day after utilities and rent. I can see why alot of people don't take anyone to court, cause they can't afford to. I had to have an independent doctor and ride in our 20 year old vehicle for a 7 hour round trip. Thank God we made it, but now the rest of Feb. is shot all to heck and we'll be lucky to eat at all the rest of the month. And then God forbid if we'd like to go anywhere. But the driver of the other vehicle wasn't even driving his own vehicle, it was his bosses brand new truck. So he didn't care. Thanks for being there, anybody, just to listen to me.

Got into a huge accident in November, my car was rear ended and totalled. I hit my head on the wheel pretty hard and had some sort muscles for a few days, but the real thing that has stuck with me is the following: 1) I have flashbacks to the accident whenever someone is driving closely behind me, often I keep driving straight instead of turning when I need to out of fear that I may get rear ended again. 2) (and this one is the worst) I've begun to lose hair RAPIDLY - I am a 23 year old male and this isn't male pattern baldness - my hair is straight up falling out rapidly. When i do the comb over a pillow test for a minute, the number of hairs falling out far exceeds the average (which is ~10 hairs for 60 seconds of combing)... I'm wondering if I will ever grow that hair back... I feel very insecure and crappy about my hairloss. I never realized a car accident could have such a lasting impact on my life...