Get Gail Denton's book Brainlash early on and keep referring to it.

Journal good days and bad, that way you can see overall improvement over weeks and months.

See a behavioural optometrist if you have vision/balance/dizziness problems.

Try alternative therapies to see what helps, including acupuncture, cranial osteopathy, massage, etc

Talk to people about how you feel, even if they don't understand. They may not understand your injury but they do understand statements like I'm in pain, I'm lonely, I'm scared. Tell them what you need from them, they won't know what to do otherwise.

Rest, rest, rest, rest. The brain heals quickest when it is allowed to rest........if your symptoms worsen, it may be a sign that you are doing too much and need to pull back.

Do NOT believe the doctors who tell you that you will not recover any further after a year. This is utter rubbish in my experience. I was mostly recovered after a year, but I continued to get better and better as the years went on.

DO NOT GIVE UP!

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