On the Monday following the Chinese New Year banquet, I was heading home from school when I got into my first accident. It wasn't a bad accident at all, as everyone walked away and the vehicles were still drivable, but it still happened. It was a three person accident, including me, my friend from school, another guy. I was coming up to a light when it changed to yellow, so I decided to stop. My friend was behind me, but couldn't stop in time so he swerved into the other lane, hitting the other guy and then bouncing back into me. I got out, looked at everyone, made sure everyone was okay, and then got us all pulled off to a side street just around the corner. This is when the other guy revealed he had a shoulder injury and demanded I call 911 to get police and medics on the team. After I had called, he got back in his truck and started to feel out his hip, which raised. some red flags for me. At the same time, my friend started to have a panic attack, as he had only gotten his license a few months ago. When the fire truck came, they checked out my friend to make sure he was okay as well as the other guy. After a few seconds the firefighters determined he was fine and just acting for insurance money. The three of us ended up going to the collision report center, where we waited in line for about an hour and a half before giving a full report on what happened and the damages that occurred. After it was all said and done, I got home and it started to set in what had just happened. I realized that in the moment, I had essentially blocked all adrenaline from affecting me, which allowed me to stay level headed and make the decisions I did. Staying calm in a situation like that is a skill that I got from Kung Fu, and I'm glad that it works. Turns out deep breaths really can do the trick.
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