Originally Posted by
Retro Grouch
Around 6 1/2years ago I had a fall from my bicycle which broke both of my elbows. Thephysical injury healed in about 6 or 8 months.
The mental trauma has taken much, much longer… How I longed for thecare free days when I could hop onto my bike and just go.
I'm happy to report that the old care free days are back..., I hadn't eventhought about it.
My recovery has been so gradual that I didn't feel it at the time. It's only bylooking back over an extended period of time that I'm able to see it. Let me tell you, it feels real good.
Originally Posted by
JerrySTL
Great news!
I was hit by a car in 1993 and I still avoid that stretch of road even thoughthe Walmart moved away and the road isn't nearly as busy as back then.
Originally Posted by
Wildwood
I wonder about the types of anxiety, how and why it binds us. Often for no good reason.
Glad you are past that one.
Dittoes to all the above good wishes, @Retro Gouch. I was hit from behind in 2012; six weeks in the Hospital, three months off work, with some residual problems, but overall glad with the resolution…could be worse. Actually I couldn’t wait to get back to cycling.
That road was IMO very safe; a wide, low volume residential suburban road. I’m a virtual evangelist about wearing a rearview mirror, but I think I escaped anxiety /post-traumatic stress, because the situation seemed so safe that I didn’t look behind, and did not see the car coming straight at me.
Last edited by Jim from Boston; 04-15-17 at 02:21 PM.