Despite leading a life full of challenges, I absolutely DID NOT have anxiety or depression before TBI.
While I believe a premorbid history of these conditions can exasperate TBI, anxiety and depression are SYMPTOMS of TBI, NOT causes.
I can see closing your eyes helping. I liken it to babies, who fall asleep in loud, bright stores to protect their developing brains from overstimulation. Many TBI patients report a decrease in functionality, or even experiencing something akin to a shutdown, when they feel cognitively overwhelmed.
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Originally Posted by MVTBI
I felt that way last night when I was around everybody I was really putting in extra efforts speaking, I find closing my eyes helps me find the correct words, I think I have it figured out to the point I no longer stutter or get to stuck. I feel like anxiety is part of this whole picture but I kind of get stuck questioning which came first the anxiety or the concussion or whats causing what, though I clearly remember feeling good right before the injury but it seems so far away
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