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lynx
100%, still super skittish and anxious around faster close passing traffic. Especially if I dont have eyes on vehicles I can hear ... and predictably I'm in ultra high alert when riding with my son.
I also hadn't really clocked until recently how much it had affected me off the bike too. Reading here and on other threads a lot of others have experienced the same sort of low / depression post crunch.
Beyond the obvious (trauma and anxieties), after a bit of time to process I figure it's rational to feel heavy when one your favourite ways to spend time by yourself (or with family / friends) has been compromised in some way. Also having some drunk cunt squash a bike that you've put time, thought and energy into is always going to be a bit heart breaking.