skygray,

Welcome to NeuroTalk. Sorry to hear of your injury. My very first concussion was from falling down a flight of hardwood stairs. I did great until the landing, then thunk. Goose egg and all.

The struggles you describe are all classic Post Concussion Syndrome. It does not sound like you have any treatable symptoms since you are not having head aches or dizziness. The cognitive struggles just take time. Trying to push through will only cause fatigue and delay recovery. You need cognitive rest. Not sleep except you do need good sleep each night.

You need rest from mental challenges. You may need rest from auditory and visual stimulation. Most do. It sounds like you overload with visual and auditory stimulation, films, conversations etc. This is common and you need a break from it. A conversation with a single person in a quiet area is likely all you can tolerate.

So you can understand this, the brain has an important task at filtering your experience. With PCS, that filter is often not functioning and all stimulation passes to the brain and it is overloaded trying to process it. The only solution is to moderate that stimulation so the brain has time to heal.

It would be good to read the Vitamins sticky at the top. It has some good links to check out when you have time.

Please feel free to ask or tell us anything. We are here to help.

My best to you.