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Old 05-10-2013, 03:42 PM
Tpont21 Tpont21 is offline
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Default Coping with anxiety

Ugh. I'm just having a rough day here. I feel my anxiety is taking over my life. I feel like it's so hard to relax and I keep thinking about how much my life has changed since this injury. I'm alone on Friday and Saturday nights now which puts me down in the dumps. I should be out hanging with my friends.

Does anybody have any recommendations to cope with anxiety? I feel it's just getting worse for me. I started taking yoga and I also went out and rescued a cat from an animal shelter to keep me company at home. Both have helped a little but I feel I need to give it more time.

I never suffered from anxiety in my life prior to my injury. Now I feel it's a struggle everyday to maintain my calmness. The stress, nervousness, and worry are overwhelming at times. Weightlifting was my escape before, but now since I can't really do that I feel the stress is building. I really don't want to go down the route of medication, so any natural recommendations would be much appreciated. I thought maybe a good book might be a start?
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I was in a snowboarding accident on January 19, 2013. I caught an edge on my snowboard while carving down the mountain without a helmet. I smacked the back of my head hard on the ground. I was not knocked out and it took about a week for symptoms to come into full effect.

Since my accident I have been in a cycle of feeling better and then relapsing. It has happened many times. Although I think the overall trend is slowly traveling up. My symptoms included headaches, anxiety, sensitivity to light and noise, dizziness, fatigue, confusion, trouble concentrating, brain fog, loss of social interest, irritability, and mood swings.

Many symptoms have since resolved and I am left with slight dizziness, sensitivity to large crowds and busy environments, small amounts of anxiety, and brain fog off and on.

I am currently under the care of a neuropsychologist at the UPMC Sports Medicine Concussion Clinic. I am also undergoing balance/vestibular physical therapy to help with my remaining symptoms.
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