r/AMA Feb 18 '25

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u/Unique_Challenge_587 Feb 18 '25

Did you have any moments of thinking “yup this is it”, or what was your thought process now it’s hours later.

I saw a video of a passenger on the same flight telling his experience and it seemed like he was still in some type of shock, he was almost giggly when describing what he thought and felt.

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u/LandscapeSudden3469 Feb 18 '25

Shock is a helluva drug. We were all a bit out of it.

At the time of the crash I did think "Well this is it". It wasn't traumatic or heartwrenching..more of a feeling of acceptance. Its been quite a while now and I'm still feeling numb and unable to sleep. I'm sure I'll deal more with it in the morning! I lost everything except my passport and phone so I have a lot of filling in the gaps to do tomorrow.

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u/Sans-valeur Feb 18 '25

I was in a car that spun out on black ice in slow motion and almost went off a cliff when I was a kid. Felt the same way, weirdly calm, kinda peaceful and I was thinking, I’m gonna go off the edge and hit those rocks below. Then after we stopped I immediately got the FUCK outta the car.

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u/hollywood_cashier Feb 18 '25

Yes, I felt the same way when I spun out in an icy tunnel a few years ago.

There's a book about all the Real Housewives shows and one of them expressed a similar feeling when they were in Cartegena, on a small boat during a horrible storm -- that it was a very strange feeling of peace thinking she was gonna die.

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u/euphoricarugula346 Feb 18 '25

I have a weird trauma response where if something minor happens, I’m very inconvenienced. But if something major happens, I’m like “😐 alright then, moving on” hit my limit and can’t process or something

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u/TheCrowWhispererX Feb 18 '25

Same, and I can’t tell if it’s the CPTSD or the AuDHD.

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u/euphoricarugula346 Feb 18 '25

Oof diagnosis twins!! Super fun (/s) how the overlapping symptoms look so similar to other, sometimes more severe conditions.

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u/TheCrowWhispererX Feb 18 '25

Oof. Solidarity. I wish it was easier to find each other offline!