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Mine was also a car crash - minor with major consequences in that 5 years on I am still suffering with my injuries - and i was to blame for the rear end shunt.
I would say that I got myself back in the car as soon as the hospital gave me the all clear to drive (mri was clear), about 6 weeks after. It WAS HELL ON EARTH, and i was nervous as hell, crawling along, but I knew that i had to get over this if I wanted to get my life back.
Now I have good days and bad days, even when I am cycling, and the trick is not to beat yourself up about the bad days. It is also accepting that at first your reactions may be slower, or you'll feel nervous, if you feel you are having a panic attack, acknowledge that it is nothing more than that - 'it is only a dumb panic attack bought on by what has happened and it will pass quickly' and it does.
But keep at it, you won't feel any worse than you do already, you can only feel better.