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Post-traumatic Stress After an Accident, How to Take Care?

I remembered that in the same year, I had involved in two small car accidents. Thankfully, everything is fine except my car. Although without any major injuries and no indication for hitting my head.  I find that my body has some effects result from the car accident, emotionally and physically affected.  My neck muscle pulling me makes me discomfort results from the seat belt, body trembling just after the accident, nausea, tired and without energy, fear and mild shock for several days. You will really feel insecure because you can feel that accident can happen anytime, anywhere. My body undergone stress and my sympathetic nervous system prepare me in fight-or-flight mode to response to those stresses.  This response prepares my body to either fight or flee from threat in order for survival. You will not be surprised reading newspaper pertaining to a mum lifting up a car to save her beloved daughter during emergency. What Happen in Fight-or-Flight Mode? Adr...