Help, Invalid .psd file problem.

Hello, i will try to be clear with my problem:
For the past three days i have been working on a drawing in photoshop CS6.
I was working on it this morning and it went just fine. I save it and when i quite the program a message appeared saying Photoshop has stoped working.
The file was still in the place i saved it, everything seemed ok so i took a brake. A few hours later i tried to open it again and a message apeared saying Photoshop could not open the file because it is not a valid Photoshop file.
I have tried to open previous .psd files and they worked just fine. I fear that the file might be damaged, but i really hope i'm wrong.
If you have a solution i would be more than glad to hear it.
(I work with a Sony and Windows 8)

When working on even a mildly complex Image, I use a combo of Save, Save_As and Save_As_a_Copy, along the way. They have similarities, but also important differences.
After a complex bit of work, I will do the Save_As (keeping that a Layered PSD), and incrementing my file's name, then at the end of the day, do a Save_As_a_Copy, and often to another HDD. For intricate Images, I might end up with 30 versions, as I progress.
Along the way, I frequently use Save (Ctrl+S).
Good luck, and sorry about that file. I've sort of been there, as my computer had a major, systemic crash, while Saving a triple-truck pano HDR, with dozens of Layers. Fortunately, I only lost about 1 hour of work, because I had my Save_As. Took much longer to straighten out my poor computer.
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