hi Melek, Lucy and Vini, I too suffered a concussion, but as a child. I suffer slower thinking, poor verbal memory and socialising problems. My situation is different to yours in a way, as I have not gone from a high-functioning state to a lower one due to my injury. It is something I am more accustomed to. I am working as a postman and have just finished a part-time degree.

I have had a few other knocks to my head in the past few years which seem to have made matters worse, but I haven't seen anyone about them yet. I don't know if it is just psychological or if I have actually damaged something in these latter injuries. If you walk into a low doorway and hit your head can you cause damage? I didn't pass out, but I seem different in myself. I heard that frontal lobe damage can affect personality and 'executive functioning'.

It will be good to exchange experiences here...

John