Hi there. My name is Terry and I got a concussion mid May of this year. It has improved significantly, but am still having a lot of trouble. Sometimes the symptoms seem minimal, and other times they are overwhelming. It's gotten to the point the last week where i think it's getting out of control, so I'm taking some actions to try to help. I believe I found a clinic here that Specializes in Post Consussion Syndrom, rather than just seeing my family doctor. He was great, but he's now at a loss. I'm hoping the specialists can help me.

I went back to work about a month ago, and seem to be picking things up again ok. The most challenging part is the headaches that come from working (much of the time feeling like ear aches as well), and having conversations that make sense. Always having been patient, i find myself easily irritated. Now I'm having trouble sleeping, zoning out again, and doing things that are just not like me at all.

In social situations, it's very difficult to have a conversation without missing something, so I ask, and everyone looks at you like you have three heads. I've been having quite a bit of that reaction in social situations.

My husband has been great with all this up until now, where I seem to be doing things that are not like me. I went to a work function Friday night. I didn't even want to go, but felt like I needed to. I ended up staying until 4 AM drinking. (I don't normally drink much, and usually am in bed by 9 or 10:00. ) Weirdest part was that I wasn't even having fun. In fact after being mocked more than a few times for not understanding (they had been drinking as well) I started crying.

I felt like I was doing better for a while. I had been home for 6 months, resting my brain as I was told to. I quite smoking, started excercising, was trying to eat better. Now I feel like everything is crumbling. I've lost two good friends who I love dearly over some racial remarks they made on FB (which surprised me), because I then decided at 4 am that I should post a big post about how horrible it is for people to be showing racism right now. Pretty sure I'm not on their good list. My husband is disappointed in the way I've been acting. My son is really good, but I can tell quite often is annoyed or embarrassed by things I do or say. Last weekend I introduced my two future daughter-in-laws to each other, even though they've know each other for two years.

One thing is for sure, I'm going to start wearing my earplugs in public, sunglasses at work, got see the specialists, and I guess go from there. I just hope I don't mess anything up in the meantime. Not trusting myself a whole lot at the moment.

Sorry for such a long post. I appreciate if anyone has any advice.