The estimator found damage I’d missed photographing. Claw marks on the bumper and gash on the coppery hood. Total costs of repairs, $2,614.05
Two weeks after the incident I am still shaking, not sleeping and am so hypervigilant I feel as if a car is going to hit me every time I’m out driving.
“Hey Google what are the symptoms of trauma. A list of 15 signs pops up. I recognize 12 of them apply to me. Including feeling dizzy, heart palpitations, jittery and hypervigilant all the time.
I call a friend who asks “Are you okay,” as soon as he hears my voice. I tell the story and add, “I shouldn’t be feeling this way. I mean the people in Gaza are experiencing worse trauma.”
“Trauma is not to be compared,” said my medical professional friend adding, “Maybe you should talk to a counselor.”
The earliest an appointment that can be made is two months after the incident. “But I need tools now to help me,” I explain at the counseling agency.
“Sorry it is the process,” I am told.
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