First, Hockey concussions and any sports concussion can be just as damaging or deadly as any other concussion.

Second, if you are working in your specialty of school study, then you are likely pushing the cognitive envelope. When you are working, you should be very aware of how you are working. If you sense that it requires more effort to concentrate or just do a simple task like reading, it is time to take the rest of the day off. One of the reading symptoms is quite simple. If you find that you need to reread a line or paragraph to understand it, you have over done it.

Most of the symptoms of over-working your brain are subtle but evident if you know what to watch out for. Any frustration with your task is a sure sign. Not knowing what you specific work tasks are, I can not suggest much more.

One big question is quite simple. Are you waking up with a aware of the world sense or do you need a jolt of coffee to get going? Caffeine is definitely bad for recovery. Maybe one cup in the morning but no more.

More information about your work environment and what you feel like when you know you have pushed too hard will be helpful.

Remember, many with PCS will have a delayed reaction to over-working their brain. You can feel lousy Tuesday afternoon when it was Monday morning that was the over-load.