Bmwbzz,

I know how you feel, I worked in IT for nearly 30 years until jan 2012 when I acquired a concussion. Much like yourself I tried to continue as normal for a while but it became to much for me and had to stop working.

Being a self confessed workaholic (IT 4 days a week and construction for 3) it took me almost a year to understand what rest was. Also being analytical I struggled to understand how to fix myself - after all you break a bone, you wear a cast, wait for it to be healed, have some physio and you are virtually back to normal. Unfortunately, the brain doesn't work that way and that it is only clean living (no alcohol, no caffeine, sugar etc.) and rest that helps.

My wife and I also struggled with the financial side - going from being a relatively high earner to having to claim benefits in the UK was a huge shock - I used to spend more on a restaurant meal than the UK government gives you to live on for a week. Hopefully, your friends and family will help you out in your time of need.