Stress reaction
This sounds like a very normal reaction to such a traumatic event-defined as something that could have killed you, and at the same time was way over your normal range of stress. The doc getting you to tell your story was good old fashioned exposure therapy, where you get better as you tell your story a few times, diminishing the stress. you can read up on acute stress, and PTSD for more about this. Well done to get back on the bike-best thing you could have done.
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