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Originally Posted by hermanator90
I want to apologize in advance because I realize this question is driven a large part by my anxiety. I have been able to handle it well for the last week or so, but it all came crashing today when I went for a long drive alone.
Question - My latest recovery was very short lived, less than 1 day on October 1st, when overstimulation caused a total relapse and return of full blown symptoms. I constantly feel an insane pressure headache, complete inability to think clearly and a blockage in emotional awareness, and the symptoms have not gotten better at all in a month. I am just afraid of the permanence of this due to the complete lack of change in a month.
Is there any reason for me to fear this might be permanent? Has anyone had a long stretch of plateauing followed by improvement? I realize time is the big healer but each day that I feel no improvement just scares me more and more. I know self-diagnosis is stupid and bad, but I read an article about the energy cascade following a concussion, which mentioned something about overstimulation and setbacks possibly leading to programmed cell death.
Thanks, and sorry again I realize this is an anxiety fueled question but any kind of answers will help cuz I'm freaking out.
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The 1 day recovery, while short lived, and while it's must be so scary to go back to the symptoms after such a good day, might be a sign that you're healing and moving towards getting better overall? This has not happened to me, and I'm jealous of you
but perhaps it's just a sign of good things to come. I know the hardest part of this is staying positive and mindful, but, who knows?
Hoping it's a good thing for you and indicative of good things to come! When I'm frustrated, I try to think of where I was initially after the trauma, maybe that might help?