And you know what else? Stuff's gonna happen when you're living your life. Including stressful things and panic attacks. And since I refuse to go back to hiding from the world, I'm going to choose to be grateful for the good parts of the whole experience: no one was hurt, the other driver admitted fault to the cop, and the cop and the tow truck driver were both really kind. The rest is just details and money and I am stronger than I used to be and I got this.

It'll be awhile before I'm ready to rent a car again though...