Thanks for the response, much appreciated. It’s true I had been doing significantly better. Felt as if I was almost out of the woods regarding this whole pcs thing. Got abruptly snapped back down to earth when I got my spine rearranged by that powerful blow last week though lol.
Im taking it day by day trying to do what I can. Haven’t dropped out of school yet. What’s really challenging though is the symptoms. I wish it was just anxiety but I’ve been feeling physically terrible since the impact so it’s hard to do much of anything. It feel like anything other than laying in bed is pushing my body and brain to do something it desperately doesn’t want to do. It is improving a little bit but it’s still a struggle and I still have a very short leash regarding the amount of activity I can do daily before my body crashes.
What makes you so convinced that this incident would not be a new brain injury and instead is almost certainly anxiety or just a pcs setback and neck aggravation? Just asking cause this incident seems like a pretty textbook concussion to me since it was a a very hard and momentous impact, albeit not directly to the head. I’m not an expert though so if someone who knows more about the forces involved could clear it up that would be immensely helpful.
I know I’m a broken record asking about if things are damaging or not but it doesn’t come from a place of anxiety but rather a place of simply wanting to know how best to proceed. If I should get this on my medical record, follow a protocol plan, etc or simply try and power through. I also feel as if I need to know because I need to know how vulnerable I am for the foreseeable future. We all know the brain is much more fragile for some time following an injury.
But yes I am trying to relax. I have joined my university’s yoga club. Thanks for your concern once again, it’s very helpful to chat to people on here.
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Originally Posted by Lara
Hi Ben, I hope you’re feeling a lot better now that a week or more has passed. You probably got a fright and a big adrenaline rush.
I have to say from what you’ve written about getting back into your studies etc., that you sound as if you've been doing very well despite the roller coaster struggles that happen when things go wrong.
You should be very proud of yourself for getting your life in order as you have and it would be a terrible shame for you to stop the semester because of what happened last week. Think of how far you've come over the past few years. Keep on track and working towards your goal. It's a difficult world and lots of distractions already without these types of ups and downs with worries about your health.
I mentioned this on a post to Tyler a while back but many years ago I found myself in a situation where I was afraid of hurting my head again so I started avoiding certain situations. Stairs were a huge problem. Having balance issues, it was actually quite understandable. These days that’s all gone and unless my vertigo is playing up really badly or I’m very unsteady on my feet for health reasons, I really don't consciously become wary anymore.
I just read what you wrote in your message to claire2770. You sort of answered your own worries there. You said “ Also in my experience this type of thing could cause a bit of a setback and relapse in symptoms but I’ll usually return to how I was prior soon enough without having my long term progress impeded upon”.
Chemar posted to TheNorwegian about reassurance and I think that's a key in our getting through the initial panic moments. If you re-read what you said to claire2770, you already know the answer. I sure hope you're feeling better. I have to also mention that one of the things I find with myself is that I need to work on keeping at a certain level of calmness all the time so that if something goes wrong, and it surely will, then I'm better able to cope.
It's a whole other conversation but involves meditation, yoga, tai chi, relaxation exercises, plain old hard work in the yard, gardening and other very positive aids.
Let us know how you're doing. Keep up the good work.
Lara.
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