Injured accident victims may often push to return to work sooner than they should for reasons that make total sense, such as:
Needing money to help pay the unexpected bills: If not working while recovering from injuries sustained in the crash, even regular living expenses can add a significant financial burden.
Worrying about losing their job: Injured crash victims may be especially concerned that staying home, even when better for their health, could cost them their job.
Feeling guilty for not bringing in enough money: Crash victims who also have a family to take care of may feel guilty at being unable to provide for themselves and their loved ones.
Being depressed: Recovering at home can take a long time. Victims may miss socializing and having fun, catching up with co-workers or feeling like they are achieving important goals. In all, they may just miss the way their life was before the car crash that injured them
These are all normal and valid concerns, however, returning to work too soon could cause real problems for an injury victim, physically, financially and legally.