Hi Everyone,

I am a 28 year old male from Canada. I was hoping for some advice about how I can heal from my PCS.

Background

I got my first concussion when I was 16 years old while playing baseball. While running for a ball I dove to catch it and dove straight into another players leg. I broke his leg and knocked myself out for about 10 seconds. The only symptom I had from this was a headache for a day or so.

Fast forward about 10 years and I received another concussion from a skiing accident. I was sliding down a very small hill and knocked my head off of a pole(it was covered in protective padding). For three days following this incident I felt nauseous and my head felt off.

Ever since that day I have been getting small bumps from time to time that have caused me to have a recurrence of symptoms. The only two symptoms that I seem to be having are nausea and brain fog. They usually only last about a day.

Recovery

I have been doing research the last few days trying to outline a recovery plan for myself. As of right now I am trying to get as much rest as I can and eat extremely healthy. My diet consists of fruits(lots of pomegranates)/veggies/fish/flax seed/eggs and a few other things.

My question is: What else is there I can do to ensure I recover from this? I do not want to have a concussion every time I lightly bump into a doorway.

*I am currently taking fish oil as a supplement. I tried to do Mark's vitamin regimen but the first day I had some sort of a reaction. My face started burning and my whole body turned red. I think it may have been a Niacin flush but I am not sure.

Concern

I have two main concerns. First, that I will never heal from this. Second, that the anxiety I am having will never go away. I read on a few posts that anxiety can cause symptoms similar to concussions and I am wondering if maybe that is what is happening to me.

For instance, last night I was with my girlfriend and she pulled my head in towards her and when she grabbed my head I instinctively tightened my neck and when I did this she pulled harder and my head came forward.(Not super hard, she is only 110lbs) I instantly began worrying that this might have caused a concussion and went home and went straight to bed. I got a good night sleep but when I woke up at 5 I could not get back to sleep and I began to get very anxious. Throughout the day I was very sick to my stomach and then eventually began to feel a little off in the head. After work I had a nap and now I feel great. No symptoms at all. So now I am left wondering, did I have a concussion or was it just anxiety.

Anyways, this is getting far too long, thanks for listening!