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Originally Posted by Lightrail11
Hi Sara and welcome.
I've had anxiety as well, particularly in crowded areas like the grocery store.
Some non-medicinal things I have found helpful are:
Mindfulness meditation. There are a lot of useful books on the topic, Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn being a classic. Meditation classes may be available in your area, I found a non-credit class at a local community college.
Gentle yoga. I would suggest a studio that combines traditional meditative practice with the posture practice.
Massage therapy.
Three month probably seems like a long time, but in the TBI/PCS world your injury is relatively recent, and while all TBIs are different continued improvement is likely.
Related to your motion sickness feeling, I still have occasional vertigo after 3+ years, but it is relatively minor and I have learned to make adjustments.
Best to you as you continue your recovery.
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Thank you so much for the suggestions! I will definitely look into all of the above, as it would be wonderful to at least be able to venture out of the house on my own again. I know it's early on in recovery, and I definitely try to stay positive about the whole thing, but sometimes it's hard since I can't live life like I used to! However, I really appreciate you taking the time to give me some ideas, hopefully I will find something that works for me!