Originally Posted by lunalu

I know how you feel being young, I am 25, trying to keep up with everyone around you but having health problems that forces you to take it slow. I have been "missing out" since I was 23 and I got sick with mutliple chemical sensitivities and now since october last year when my first concussion happened and later in january of this year when my second concussion happened.

My best tip for you is to try to think of you life in the long term sence instead of just the short term. What I mean is try to somehow accept your current health status (I know it is hard but it can be done) and do your best to improve your health, but don't get obsessive about it, it will just lengthen your ill health, and know that there will be a day when you will be able to get back to your regular life, and it may be sooner or later, no one can tell. Fun trips and your surgery and parties and other stuff will still be around when you get better, just put your health first and you will find your way back, at least this is how it has been for me. It is hard to accept that you can't do whatever you want like before the accident, but I think it is an important part of recovery to know that there are good things that come out of shitty situations aswell, like slowing down ones life and rediscovering what really is important for you. It is hard to see the blessing in a bad situation, trust me I know. And as stated above, you are early in recovery so maybe you will be over this before you know it, I really hope so!