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wrldtrv
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 Posted - 09/22/2006 : 21:47:31
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I was sitting in a cafe this morning reading The Divided Mind. I had just gotten done reading about whiplashes, among other conditions. Then, I left and was driving away when I was rear-ended by another car. I and the other driver were fine, though his car was probably totaled and had to be towed away. Mine suffered moderate damage.
I have a few observations about this incident as related to TMS. First, I was uncharacteristically calm and relaxed throughout the incident and the rest of the day. In fact, I have been rather cheerful. I remembered reading in the hypertension chapter of TDM a few days earlier that repressors, those that seem to come through trauma w/out stress are the ones to keep an eye on because they will tend to repress their true feelings and then manifest them in physical symptoms. I doubted this applied to me since my reaction today was not characteristic, but it had me wondering why I was so relaxed about it. Maybe I just felt extremely lucky to come out of it w/out a scratch (the other driver too).
Second, everybody I told about it all asked me how my neck felt. The world is so programmed to think that if you are in that type of accident you must have sustained a whiplash. When I said I was competely fine, they seemed surprised. After hearing the same response all day I almost felt like I was suppose to go along with some sort of expectation, eg rear-end accidents = whiplash. I even began questioning whether I was REALLY okay. I reviewed the accident many times in my mind and it was clear; the impact didn't feel that bad. My head didn't even move much during the impact.
I can see how easy it is for people w/out a TMS worldview to buy into the negative programming out there. |
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Dave
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Posted - 09/23/2006 : 09:20:39
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Originally posted by wrldtrv
Second, everybody I told about it all asked me how my neck felt.
In our society there is a secondary reason for that.
If you were so inclined, you could have claimed whiplash, found a chiropractor to back up your claim with fancy x-rays and reports, and sued the other driver. |
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