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Old 04-06-2012, 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by ClumsyCharlie View Post
Hey, I'm not sure if this has been posted before, sorry if it has, I just couldn't find it..

Recently, I've noticed that I've been crying more often, before my accident, I never cried and people often referred to me as the 'ice queen'! But now, I feel like I want to cry all the time, nothing has happened to me other than me injury, nearly 6 months ago...
I'm not sure why this is happening! I feel like I'm starting to lose who I am... who I was.. I'm not sure what to do any more. I don't want to go to the doctors because I am scared that they'll tell me something like I have depression and would want me to take a cocktail of drugs...

Is this normal? Or.. do I have a problem? Thanks..
The first few weeks I was home from the hospital I would start crying for no real reason. If I felt lonely I would cry. If I felt grateful I would cry. If I felt happy I would cry. This would happen several times a day. A year later, interestingly I now have the opposite problem. I can get sad but seems like nothing can make me cry now. Sometimes I want to in order get emotional stuff out but I just can’t do it.
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What Happened: On November 29, 2010, I was walking across the street and was hit by a light rail commuter train. Result was a severe traumatic brain injury and multiple fractures (skull, pelvis, ribs). Total hospital stay was two months, one in ICU followed by an additional month in neuro-rehab. Upon hospital discharge, neurological testing revealed deficits in short term memory, executive functioning, and spatial recognition.

Today: Neuropsychological examination five months post-accident indicated a return to normal cognitive functioning, and I returned to work approximately 6 months after the accident. I am grateful to be alive and am looking forward to enjoying the rest of my life.
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