Tanner40
20-12-13, 22:55
Today felt more like Friday the 13th than last week. And yes I am superstitious. Woke up feeling great for the fifth day in a row, and yes, I am counting. It feels too good not to count.
Got in my car and headed for work, singing along with the radio, even though I can't carry a tune. Nice to feel like singing again. Looking at my phone while I'm driving, like a crazy woman, and bam, plowed into the SUV in front of me.
Damage to my car and had to have it towed. Damage to the poor woman's car that I hit. So what does this have to do with HA?
Two months ago I would have been at the hospital ER (American version of A&E). I would have thought that my stiff neck was a sign that I was going to die. I would have been certain that I had internal injuries that were horrid. I would have worried all day over every small ache and pain,
Today, thanks to this forum's good folks and my hard work, I handled all of this beautifully. I slowed down my breathing, due to a perfectly normal burst of adrenaline. I put an immediate stop to any anxiety, realizing that the anxiety that I did feel was normal after an auto accident.
I was able to call the police to report the accident; call the tow truck for my vehicle; make sure that the woman in the vehicle I hit was okay; call my insurance company; deal with the police officer that was called to the scene; call one of my employees to come and get me; call my boss and let her know that I was running late.
I, then, went to work and had a productive day. Two months ago, this would have ruined my entire weekend. Today, I didn't let it ruin one hour of my day. I will say that I will never play with my phone while driving again. :winks:
Thanks to each of you on here that has helped me to make a day like today possible. Fishmanpa, Kate, Chris, Skippy, HoneyLove, each of your posts made this day possible. Thanks for that!
Got in my car and headed for work, singing along with the radio, even though I can't carry a tune. Nice to feel like singing again. Looking at my phone while I'm driving, like a crazy woman, and bam, plowed into the SUV in front of me.
Damage to my car and had to have it towed. Damage to the poor woman's car that I hit. So what does this have to do with HA?
Two months ago I would have been at the hospital ER (American version of A&E). I would have thought that my stiff neck was a sign that I was going to die. I would have been certain that I had internal injuries that were horrid. I would have worried all day over every small ache and pain,
Today, thanks to this forum's good folks and my hard work, I handled all of this beautifully. I slowed down my breathing, due to a perfectly normal burst of adrenaline. I put an immediate stop to any anxiety, realizing that the anxiety that I did feel was normal after an auto accident.
I was able to call the police to report the accident; call the tow truck for my vehicle; make sure that the woman in the vehicle I hit was okay; call my insurance company; deal with the police officer that was called to the scene; call one of my employees to come and get me; call my boss and let her know that I was running late.
I, then, went to work and had a productive day. Two months ago, this would have ruined my entire weekend. Today, I didn't let it ruin one hour of my day. I will say that I will never play with my phone while driving again. :winks:
Thanks to each of you on here that has helped me to make a day like today possible. Fishmanpa, Kate, Chris, Skippy, HoneyLove, each of your posts made this day possible. Thanks for that!