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Avoiding Depression After A Car Accident

<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Driving a car is a normal&comma; every day activity for most people&comma; but it still comes with the risk that a car accident could happen&period; Fender benders can startle us but don’t have lasting effects&comma; other than maybe a dent in our bumper&period; Major car accidents can cause physical injuries&comma; sometimes severe ones&period; In addition to the physical toll&comma; your car may be totaled or severely damaged&period; You may lose your sense of self after a serious car accident&period; Because of that&comma; you need to take measures to help you avoid a serious mental health issue on top of everything else&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><b>Vocalize Your Emotions<&sol;b><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">We live in a culture that often encourages us to suppress our sadness or anxiety&period; The thinking goes that if we talk about it&comma; then we’ll just make other people sad or anxious&period; And what good is that&quest; However&comma; mental health professionals say that talk therapy is an effective treatment for some forms of depression&period; Talking about your feelings with a trained professional can do a lot to make you feel less isolated&comma; and fighting isolation is critical to fighting depression&period; Two types of talk therapy are most commonly associated with depression&colon; cognitive-behavioral therapy&comma; or CBT&comma; and interpersonal therapy&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">CBT looks at persistent thought patterns that are messing with your mood&period; For instance&comma; a depressed person might think&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I don’t deserve nice things&comma; only bad ones&period;” A CBT therapist can help the patient examine that thought in more detail&comma; then work to replace it with less negative thoughts&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Interpersonal therapy focuses on your relationships with other people&period; Identifying patterns in your relationships can help you realize things about your life and identity that you would never have picked up on otherwise&period; A therapist can also suggest other ways to keep your brain occupied&comma; because depression often swoops in when you don’t feel like you have much to do&period; You may not be able to work while injured&comma; but you can look into furthering your education through something like an RN to BSN degree program&period; Education is a worthy pursuit all on its own&comma; and when done right&comma; studying and completing assignments can actually be a form of self-care&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">If therapy isn’t an option for financial reasons&comma; see whether you can arrange a semi-regular coffee date with a close friend&period; You can talk about what’s bothering you&comma; and he or she can do the same&period; Sure&comma; your friend may not be dealing with a car accident&comma; but everyone can both lend and use a supportive ear on occasion&period; There are also apps designed to help people manage symptoms of depression and anxiety&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><b>Take Concrete Action<&sol;b><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Talking about your emotions is one of the healthiest things you can do for yourself&comma; but after a car accident&comma; you may also need to seek closure in other&comma; more tangible ways&period; Once you feel mentally strong enough to do so&comma; it may be worth revisiting what happened during the car accident&period; What seems fuzzy or surreal in the moment may be much clearer a few weeks later&period; You might assume that the car accident was your fault&comma; especially if you’re the type of person who tends to look inward when something goes wrong&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Chances are good&comma; though&comma; that the other driver or drivers involved also bear some blame&period; If they were speeding&comma; texting&comma; or not paying attention to the road&comma; a civil court could find them legally responsible and order them to compensate you for your injuries&period; Consider researching motor vehicle accident lawyers&period; If you’re on a motorcycle&comma; find a firm that specializes in motorcycle accident negligence&period; If what you see seems promising&comma; think about scheduling an initial consultation with one or two&period; Seeking compensation has a time limit&comma; and the clock starts the minute the accident occurs&period; It’s worth committing yourself to some basic research unless you’re completely sure you have no interest in a civil suit&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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