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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Columbus
Posts: 304
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Columbus
Posts: 304
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Welcome. I hope you find comfort here.
Audiobooks! They are the best. Also, there are lots of interesting podcasts out there, and these are even better because they are free.
Try reducing and tracking your screen time. I have a lot of eye-related problems, so this is a must for me. I am now officially off the computer until I see significant improvement with my vision troubles, and I'm keeping my iPhone usage to 2 hours or less per day and never for more than 30 minutes at a time. (The iPhone bothers me less even though the print is smaller because it is a smaller light source.)
As for tv, some eliminate it, but I couldn't. It was one of the few things that seemed to help me reduce my stress levels, so I'd watch an hour and a half in the afternoon and sometimes an hour in the evening. Just don't keep it on in the background and try to cut back!
Solitaire or Sudokus are both games you could play while your resting. Do you have any hobbies you find restful?
Can you enlist your 8-year-old as your ally, to help when you feel overwhelmed?I am now a newly stay-at-home mom, as of today. I've found enlisting my two-year-old to "help" me can be fun for her and stops her from constantly making demands of me, ie. "Mommy, hold this!" or "Mommy, color with me!" I remember how hard that kind of thing was for me when I was having cognitive problems! I could not process two things at once!
Good luck in your recovery!
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I have recovered my cognitive function, and I've overcome severe vertigo through sensory integration therapy. Wellbutrin has helped me escape depression. I have recently had a few stress-related migraines, as well as headaches stemming from eye strain. I'm also dealing with tinnitus, lack of stamina, extreme light sensitivity, and eye pain. Diagnosed with 9 different vision issues: convergence insufficiency, pursuit eye movement deficit, egocentric visual midline shift, photophobia, visual information processing delays, accommodative insufficiency, saccadic eye movement deficit, lack of coordination, and central peripheral visual integration deficit.
*First concussion: October 2010. I was pregnant and got rear ended. I associated my mild PCS symptoms with baby brain and blamed my light sensitivity on allergies and dry eyes.
*Second concussion: December 2011. I hit my head on a wooden beam, saw stars but did not lose consciousness, and I had very disturbing PCS symptoms but didn't go to the doctor.
*Third concussion: August 2012. I caused a car accident as a result of PCS symptoms. Thankfully no one was injured but me. My husband confronted me, and I finally sought help and took medical leave from work. My symptoms worsened, and I developed severe vertigo.
*Fourth concussion: November 2012. I was riding in a car with a friend and we were hit head on by a driver who lost control of her car. I didn't have a big increase in PCS symptoms.
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