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Originally Posted by clandestine
Hi everyone,
I'm wondering specifically about reading books and PCS.
I'm trying to rest and recover over the next month by limiting screen time (laptop, smartphone, etc.) and am finding myself quite bored.
Reading seems like a good solution here. Is it acceptable to read throughout the day to pass the time and entertain myself?
On a related note, what about audiobooks?
All the best,
clandestine
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Hi there and welcome to NT. I cannot read books either so I started listening to audiobooks on LOW volume in a dark room. This comforted me as I was spending a lot of time alone in the "dark room" for months and it took my mind off the pain for a while. I found non-fiction was tolerable for me.
Headaches were brutal for me and migraines were relentless for 8 months. I finally tried Botox and it was a game changer for me. Actually I just had my third treatment today. I am a year and a half into my journey but I wish you well in trying audiobooks.
One other thing I will mention is that my eyes were affected by the mTBI. A neuro-optometrist prescribed stronger distance prescription and I now have readers for the first time ever. I now wear glasses all the time and am going to be starting eye therapy (yes, eye therapy) in a few weeks. Right now I am wearing bifocals full time. Yay.
I don't mean to throw a lot of information at you but I thought I would share some things I wish I had know earlier on in my recovery.