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Old May 31, 2015, 11:19 PM
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I had two accidents within a month of each other and that was before I knew about dissociation or was in trauma therapy. My father in law (someone who was a like a father to me) was just put in hospice and my mind was on that and my unethical T. I rear ended a car both times, on the road I live on both times, both while coming to a stop at a light. While I did apply the brake and was almost to a stop, my mind wondered at that moment and I hit the stopped car in front of me. BOTH were those PT cruisers. When I am upset or coming from therapy, I have to make sure I am grounded, and a good trauma therapist will help you with that after a session. But I have to make sure I am constantly present and think of each driving actions like you did when you first learn to drive. I make sure I am not too warm, and I suck or chew on something very sour or hot and spicy. I am thankful I am not like this most of the time, but now I can sense when I am and I try not to drive if at all possible if I am feeling this way.

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Originally Posted by Trace14 View Post
shakespeare47 what did you do? Is there a way of avoiding those times. It makes me feel so out of control with my self. How bad can a dissociation event be? Can you have one while driving? Are we still with it enough to not do something stupid.
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Thanks for this!
Open Eyes, Sagen, Trace14