Posted by Penny on January 23, 2004, at 13:13:22
In reply to Re: Admitting Thoughts - Caution, could trigger » DaisyM, posted by Poet on January 23, 2004, at 12:43:43
> I caused a car accident that totaled my car. I wasn't physically hurt, except the air bag went off and to put it bluntly my face looked like a pepperoni and sausage pizza. I couldn't cover it with makeup.
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> Naturally, my therapist looked horrified and asked what happened. My response of "damn airbags," led to might it have been a suicide attempt.I was in a car accident not too long after starting therapy the first time that was my fault, and my car was totaled, though, thankfully, I wasn't hurt (and neither were the others involved). But I had a similar discussion with my T at the time - not so much with the thought that it might have been a suicide attempt but more along the lines of if I cared more about my life, would I have taken the risk? (I was turning left and was hit by another car that I didn't see, but I shouldn't have turned left just then - I was being careless.)
I think about that now - how when I'm feeling bad, I am more prone to take risks in cars, and I have to really focus on my driving more, so as to not endanger others...
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