Hi Mail_man,

I have the exact same issue since my concussion despite me now being physically fit once again. I am still under the care of ear, nose and throat specialists who believed I had hit my head and disturbed my vestibular system but am now after some months back to full physical health.

I explained about a similar feeling of disconnectedness to my doctor and he believes i am suffering from anxiety which is in turn causing me to subconsciously alter my breathing and I am over-inhaling when in stressful environments (basically like a much more subtle hyper-ventilating)

he did this test where I had to breathe deeply and fairly quickly for a few seconds until I started to feel a bit sick and dizzy- and then asked me how similar this felt to the feeling I was trying to describe and I have to admit it did feel fairly similar. I am going back for some therapy to try to help this so will update on what that is and if it helped.

In the meantime I have upped my physical exercise as it no longer makes me feel unwell and this is helping to keep stress down. I also try to get outside everyday for even a short wander to give my mind some space. I am going back to work on Monday full time and know this is definitely a trigger for stress so have also armed myself with some Kalms (herbal remedy with valerian root)


Hope this helps! And just know you are not alone in this. I think it comes from feeling a loss of trust in your own abilities during the concussion that can leave us with these anxious feelings of uncertainty. But we can do it! And I'm determined not to take meds if I can avoid it because they give me such terrible cotton mouth!

All the best to you x