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Old 01-24-2012, 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Klaus View Post
I found an article that I meant to put up on here but now can't find again, about a study showing how people with TBI's rate their lives before the injury as having been better than a 'healthy' control group.

The implication was that we idealise our lives before the injury, remembering only days when we were rested, alert and felt great. Any tiredness, worry or unusual happenings are likely to be attributed to the brain injury, when in fact they might just be part of normal life.

I think there's some truth in that - we get so used to analysing our every moment for signs of symptoms that we start seeing more than there actually are and then getting anxious about it....
That is so true. Sometimes I have a hard time telling the difference between a symptom of my TBI and something that normally happens to me. There's a lot of things we never noticed before the injury and paid no attention too...and then after the injury, we start analyzing ourselves more.
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What happened: I was randomly assaulted from behind in June of 2011. I was knocked unconscious for an unknown amount of time (less than 30 minutes) and have no memory of the event. CT scan showed contusion and hematoma of the left frontal lobe. I spent 3 days in the hospital. Diagnosed with Post-Concussion Syndrome in September 2011. Currently have Medicaid, Medicare and SSI.

Current symptoms: Brain fog, mild memory issues, problems with spontaneity, occasional spacing out, word finding difficulties, tinnitus in right ear and some other things that I can't explain.

Life after the brain injury: 4 years after the injury, I'm engaged to my beautiful girlfriend of 5 years, I'm the CEO of my own business, Notorious Labs, I've taught myself how to program complex games and apps which is a feat I never thought I'd accomplish and now live a semi-normal life with very mild PCS symptoms.

Slowly but surely regaining my life back.

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