REFLEX for SELF DEFENCE & EXPOSURE THERAPY for PTSD and PHOBIC Disorder

I had been a regular cyclist since my school time.
Cycle was a part of my lifestyle.
I used to cover 20-25K for my college and adding on to that another 10K for my sports training - everyday.

I will keep it SHORT and SWEET to explain my MIND here.

In my college days, I had to visit Allahabad for my basketball university tournament. (we were based in Varanasi and I was representing BHU)
One day before the trip, I met with an accident. Me on cycle - hit by a scooter uncle riding on the wrong side.
I had a very poor knee injury that made me sit out from the match. But I made sure that I would go for my tournament and cheer up my first 5 from out of court.

This incident resulted into a phobic and traumatic impact on me when I started fearing roads and cycle riding.

Today this is defined as a mental disorder and is termed as PHOBIC DISORDER & POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER.

My second innings of cycling
I had picked up cycling since 2015 again as part of my Marathon training. 
Though initially I was very scared and phobic.
I used to sweat profusely with high HR.
I didnt tell this to anyone and started focusing on strength training, yoga and breathing workouts.
I made sure to cycle outdoors and somehow overcame my fear.

21st July 2022,
I woke up at 5am, went out at 6am for my quick 12K cycling.
I met with an accident just after 1-2K ride.
that bike - no helmet, wrong side, high speed - bang my cycle. My cycle front wheel and front body got ruptured.

But you know what?
How did I managed to capture that guy and didnt let him run away?
Despite of me lying on the road - hurt with pain, I took out my mobile from the back of my cycling jacket and immediately took a pic of him and his bike.
Now had an evidence of him and he couldnt run away.

Here I used my reflexes for SELF DEFENCE.
When you get into a DEFENDING MODE in ADVERSE SITUATION & FIGHT BACK.

But somehow I managed to escape very major injuries. As I remember I took a flight as the bike hit my cycle.

However, I have got some serious injury on my right hamstring and right hand.

That morning I went to my work as I wanted to overcome the trauma.
I couldnt sleep the whole night as the accident incident kept on haunting me.
Then I realised that the Physical injuries and pain is not bothering me as much as the mental traumatic pain.

I realised it might impact my mental health.
As a marathon runner, I know how at times, runners gets injured and then face traumatic time to overcome that. Many manages to, but many cant make it also and starts living with it.

Next morning, I woke up at 4am.
I could hardly walk properly.
I took my son's cycle, went out and covered 10K distance.

Why did I do this?

Because, 
I didnt want to build up any FEAR or PHOBIA of the TRAUMA I had faced due to the accident.

Only a person who has faced the accident knows the impact of it. It almost ends up rupturing your MENTAL STRENGTH. Physical injuries can be overcome. Physical Pains I can bear. As I cycled in high pain.
But I didnt want any TRAUMA & FEAR buildup.

In Psychology we term it as the EXPOSURE THERAPY.
where the person is exposed to the situation, environment gradually, from which they feel phobic, feared or traumatic, in order to heal the mind, detox and avoid the trauma buildup.

I have successfully done it. As I am cycling outdoors almost every day after that accident.
and
I am proud of that.

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