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Old 09-09-2014, 10:45 PM
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my therapist has been worth his weight in gold for some of the things you're struggling with--acceptance, strength, perspective, perseverance, communication.

not rocket science stuff, but just talking through stuff every week and having him challenge me, and knowing i'm sorta accountable for those challenges has really helped. not solved everything, but helped.

also helps he's a sporty guy who's had a few concussions himself, though milder, so he knows how to really place things in context and not blame everything on my anxiety
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April 11, 2014 Flipped in class 2 white water while kayaking, hit my forehead (was wearing a helmet). Lots of symptoms to begin with. Those remaining are fatigue, brain freezes/overstimulation, headaches, sensitivity to light and sound. Insomnia is getting better but still an issue, and appetite is ba-ack! Depression and anxiety are largely under control thanks to Lexapro, exercise, and a very distant light at the end of the tunnel.

Drugs: Lexapro, occasional 2-5mgs ambien. Off amatryptaline. Taking about 453 supplements.

Just started vision therapy, waiting on some blue-tinted prism glasses.

"You will encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it." Maya Angelou
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