I finally started to see real steps toward recovery when I allowed myself to take a break from school and work and said "I'm going to get better, but right now I need to take things at my own pace". And I did. I worked as long as I felt I could (I will say I had a very understanding employer at the time) and took a medical leave so I could finish assignments at my own pace (a few hours a day in a quiet library).

One of the things I did was stop checking this forum obsessively. During the first few months of my recovery I googled "post concussion syndrome" constantly looking for answers. Even now I find myself doing that again.

Another thing I did was start playing the free "brain-training" games on lumosity when I could handle them. I started seeing improvements each time and this did wonders for my confidence and for reducing my anxiety. Obviously this is a suggestion for folks who are in the latter stages of recovery.

I think it's important that people find support here and those who "know". I do think, too, it's important to discourage people from becoming too anxious. I think us younger kids have the worst time of it because we're not used to slowing life down at all.