accident

[lawyerup (OP)]

left hands broken too. i'm meeting with lawyer thursday.

[puppy]

Good grief all that looks painful as shit...hope you're mending ok...sorry that happend to ya...

[dysmorphic]

oh man oh man! hope things are feeling better bro!

hope that lawyer has good news. i would definitely have some neck and back issues from an accident of that magnitude. that can be a life changing event. glad you lawyered up bro. good luck dude, hope the drugs are good and plentiful lol!! 

[makita]

Jesus, lawyerup.  I hope you heal quickly and make some money off this.  Start documenting your injuries and what they keep you from doing, as well as any additional expenses (medical or otherwise, taxis, etc) now, and also your missed work/income.

Trauma and its after-affects are in undergoing a slow process of being reevaluated and recategorized in the therapy world, since the majority of people who present with PTSD like symptoms get that way from complex trauma (an ongoing extended traumatic situation or relationship, like being abused as a kid or watching a loved one die of cancer), rather than shock trauma (from a specific and singular violent life-threat event).  So I dont think its useful to draw a hard line between what is and what isnt a severe traumatic reaction.  The spectrum of PTSD symptoms is variable anyway, not everyone has it the same way. 

The BEST thing you can do to mitigate long term, debilitating trauma response is to keep talking about your experience, your feelings, your recovery, etc. with someone who will just listen without trying to fix or judge or change you.  Counseling or a group for trauma survivors would not be a bad idea (and could probably be reimbursed as part of your covered medical expenses in a lawsuit or settlement, although you prob already knew that.)

If there is no one like that you can talk to ANYWHERE near you, keep a diary and keep writing in it regularly as if you were talking to someone like that. 

OH and anyone who has experienced serious trauma or has PTSD would be really advised to read "Waking the Tiger" by Peter Levine.  Amazing book about the way trauma works in the body and the brain, the evolutionary purpose of our flight/flight/freeze system, and how the trauma cycle hijacks it, as well as how to get it back working properly again.  He uses his studies of wild animals, who frequently experience life-threatening circumstances (being chased by a predator, etc) without being traumatized by them, as well as information on neuroplasticity, to use somatic (body, movement, sensation) tools to develop a way to re-process traumatic experiences and get them stored properly as memories of the past, rather than constantly triggered and relived.

[lawyerup (OP)]

met with my lawyer today, says i have a slam dunk case. the only negative is that i either have to spend the money within a month or gift it to someone bc otherwise i lose my mainecare and im hospitalized frequently so thats not an option.

[lawyerup (OP)]

I can't imagine  how the OP felt in the midst of the accident.  IIRC, he lost his brother to a fatal collision somewhat recently. 

I am sorry you had to endure both situations.  It would probably give plenty of people a bit of PTSD, so I definitely understand that.  Take care of yourself.

ya for real, my mom was so upset she had to wait for my stepdad to get home to come out and pick me up.

[Z]

That looks awful bro.  Is it healing well at this point?  Is your hand usually shaped like that, or is it broken?  A broken hand is awful.

 I have smashed a few fingers and it was brutal. Everything you take for granted is suddenly painful and very difficult.  It was a humbling experience.

[lawyerup (OP)]

That looks awful bro.  Is it healing well at this point?  Is your hand usually shaped like that, or is it broken?  A broken hand is awful.

 I have smashed a few fingers and it was brutal. Everything you take for granted is suddenly painful and very difficult.  It was a humbling experience.

my hands alrdy had some misshapen areas from my sma but the break did fuck my left hand up and right burn wil l scar badly.

[Opi-ette]

OMG that looks terrible, my heart is in my stomach seeing those pics. Wishing you quick and painless as possible healing. 

[lawyerup (OP)]

OMG that looks terrible, my heart is in my stomach seeing those pics. Wishing you quick and painless as possible healing. 

was def painful as hell but it could have been so much worse, just glad i didnt wreck my beautiful face :p

[Opi-ette]

OMG that looks terrible, my heart is in my stomach seeing those pics. Wishing you quick and painless as possible healing. 

was def painful as hell but it could have been so much worse, just glad i didnt wreck my beautiful face :p

Now THAT would have been tragic!

[Riddick">Riddick]

This forum of " open-minded" people looks pathetic as fuck. Thats just my opinion. Lets crucify this chick because she made a mistake? WTF is up with that? Because she did what every other one of us does, we should stake her? What if this " victim" is on the edge and something like this pushes her over? I mean, its whatever but, shit like this makes me want to kill people instead of house them if some crazy apocalypse breaks out. It is what it is though.

[lawyerup (OP)]

This forum of " open-minded" people looks pathetic as fuck. Thats just my opinion. Lets crucify this chick because she made a mistake? WTF is up with that? Because she did what every other one of us does, we should stake her? What if this " victim" is on the edge and something like this pushes her over? I mean, its whatever but, shit like this makes me want to kill people instead of house them if some crazy apocalypse breaks out. It is what it is though.

wtf ru talking about?

[Chip]

This forum of " open-minded" people looks pathetic as fuck. Thats just my opinion. Lets crucify this chick because she made a mistake? WTF is up with that? Because she did what every other one of us does, we should stake her? What if this " victim" is on the edge and something like this pushes her over? I mean, its whatever but, shit like this makes me want to kill people instead of house them if some crazy apocalypse breaks out. It is what it is though.

mate, you're operating on a different plane ... you're a tad eccentric, pal !

[Chip]

lawerup, those pics look shocking ... are you all right ?

[lawyerup (OP)]

lawerup, those pics look shocking ... are you all right ?

ya man I'm all healed up, left a scar but I'll hopefully get a nice little settlement when my lawyer settles up with the at fault driver's insurance.