Someone hit my car nearly 2 weeks ago.

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Hi,
Someone ran their car into the back of me when I was stationary at the traffic which were red. The person said he got distracted by the passengers in the back and said, its just an accident. I was really upset and was trembling with shock and said, well you nearly killed me. He called the emergency service for me and I called the police. My car was totally smashed up from behind. The emergency services came and examined me and took me to A&E where I had scans done and the doctors said I've suffered muscular injury. The man admitted liability to his insurance and I have been given a courtesy car which I haven't drove for nearly 2 weeks. I am going through extreme shock and distress imagining all sorts of worst case scenarios as I've never been hit like this in the 25 years of driving and now can't ever imagine ever getting into a car again and driving because I keep thinking it will happen again and this time it will kill me.
My car has been deemed as a total loss. I need some advice?

That's awful, I understand how you feel
You don’t, because your experience was totally different.

I got hit by a car when I was going to work on my bike. I could see the car coming but I couldn't get out of the way in time. It was terrifying. IIRC it took about 3 weeks for the nightmares to stop afterwards, maybe a bit longer to stop obsessing about the details of it all, so if your experience is anything like mine you are still in very early days. I hope all this does fade for you.
I wish I could have got back on the bike right away but it's a bit difficult when one leg is busted up.

Maybe because she's constantly over exaggerated the accident and is being a complete drama queen

The OP is calling her relatively minor incident a tragedy. THAT is what is unpleasant. Calling it that is grossly insulting to those of us have experienced grief or serious injury from RTCs. Can you honestly not see that?!

Of course she will be in shock and nervous about driving again. I don’t think anyone is belittling that. But to describe what she’s been through as a tragedy is not only exceptionally melodramatic, but upsetting to those who actually have experienced tragedies.

If you can't sympathise with soneone going through something so tragic, why are you commenting on my thread.

There's people here who have lost children, OP. Perspective.