I got mild whiplash 8 months ago, never been in an accident before thankfully i recovered after a couple of months. I have always suffered with anxiety and stress and i believe that accident has made things worse. I don’t get flash backs but sometimes I have thoughts where an accident might happen again if you get me. Sometimes i visualise it for some reason. Since that accident though i have struggled sleeping in the dark, I see flashing dim lights occasionally and other weird things that trigger my anxiety. Also my main problem is health anxiety and I believe that’s got allot worse too. I am currently having CBT for my anxiety and working out what meds to go on. Can an event like that make your mental health worse even though it was only a mild accident? i think it was more the shock. I don’t think i suffer with PTSD because that’s when your constantly thinking about what happened and having flashbacks. I just think my anxiety and stress have just increased in general because of it.