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So, I have a hell of a story to tell you guys. I was almost a victim featured on r/crimescene.
Just on Sunday, I was in a really horrible car accident. It was at a place I didn't realize was infamous for a lot of collisions, and I didn't see the light turn. I ended up slamming into a van coming off the highway, at 55 MPH. Both airbags went off, and I blacked out for a few minutes from the force of the impact. When I came back to, a guy wanted to know if I was okay. I was just so dazed from the impact I didn't even realize what had happened at first. I was bleeding from cuts to my hand from broken glass; the left window had absolutely shattered.
I was okay, but dazed, and able to walk away from the wreck, thank god. Only scratches, whiplash, and cuts - nothing broken, possible mild concussion but otherwise alright. My car was absolutely totaled, and I was covered in glass and airbag dust. There were first responders involved and fortunately, the EMT checked me and I was alright.
Since the crash, I've been anxious in cars and every day around the same time as the crash, the anxiety gets worse. I'm fairly certain I was mildly concussed, because I've noticed my speech has slurred a bit from normal, I was disoriented and dizzy for the last week, with my ears having not stopped ringing since the accident. Thinking was foggy - especially when recalling distant past memories - and I've forgotten some bits of info like old computer passwords, some really distant details of things, etc. Nothing super meaningful. Typing long responses or reading too many things made my brain feel more fatigued than usual as well. It has gotten better, though, from resting, and I am 100% fine now, enough to run a game for my players tonight. Otherwise, I'm okay and all the physical injuries have healed nicely.
This is why I haven't been posting this week and am behind, by about two or so weeks, on material for the Thousand Masks Saga. I was just too mentally fatigued from the trauma, stress, and minor concussion to work on it. I needed the mental and emotional break. Things should be back to normal by mid-August, but until then I will be a bit behind on the material for Australia's entries. I have four of them queued up now, and am just working on finding time to write and post them. This may take a week or two, so please be patient while I get them up.
All things concerned, I'm pretty fucking lucky. The police said it was the worst accident that they had seen at that intersection in a very long time. I could easily be hospitalized or another dead girl on r/gore. Thank every deity that ever was or could be that I was not, and I am here to share the story. I'm carless, yes - but alive. Stay safe when you drive, everyone, and for the love of God, wear your seat belt. It's what saved me from going through the windshield.