I Just Finished My First Class Back in College
 

So I just finished my first class since my M.D.s made me get out 9month's ago.I had ADA help for extra time.I do not know how I did yet.I go to school online, I found myself with cognitive strain, overstimulation that makes everything flair up.So after I have to sit in dark quiet room and meditate to get symptoms to calm down.There is a lot of pain but I guess no pain no gain!:thud: I will keep you all posted when I get my grade.

Good luck. Here's hoping its good news.:hug:

Hooray!!!
 

I did it! I passed with a C+!!!! I am so happy that the pain payed off so I gained! I also am noticing my memory getting better slowly.I'm starting to remember my studies from the year's of being injured.Few problems still with cognitive strain and getting overwhelmed with thinking.But I am soooooooooooooo very happy for my improvements!!!!:D

School
 

AWESOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOME !!! That is great. You give me hope, thank you.

Super news!
 

Great going Mia!

Look how far you have come.

Keep on healing and keep the positive attitude too.

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Good going , Mia.

:You-Rock:

Thanks Guy's
 

I am taking a week off in between my classes.I am going to see psychiatrist Monday because, I am wondering if stimulants would help with my Executive function and all my other cognitive impairments?Does anyone have any feedback on pro's and con's from experience?I would greatly appreciate it.

Finished Another Class!
 

I have finished my second class since I have been back to college and I landed a C this time. I did it without any stimulants because the psychiatrist will not prescribe for me. I am happy I am passing for all the pain that I have to go threw doing my own cognitive therapy to do this college work.:grouphug:

Thank you so much for posting this! It gives me great hope for my son! Congratulations on such a very huge achievement! I am so proud of you!

School after tbi
 

Congratulations Mia!

It feels good huh? I returned to massage school 8 months post injury. I was able to graduate a year later with ADA assistance in-classroom. I'm so impressed you can do online classes! That's just awesome.

It seemed the classes where I had previous knowledge were easier since it was already in my long term memory. Do you notice the same? Learning and memorization was a challenge with new information (muscle attachment sites...ugh), but creating flashcards helped. Cognitive brain drain happened often and I bet working online adds it's own level of difficulty with eye strain.

Be careful with the "no pain, no gain" thought - pain lets us know when to set a boundary in tbi. I know because I didn't do this at first which increased my symptoms and made it harder to learn and set me back a bit. I don't want anybody making my same mistake. Be gentle with yourself and don't hesitate to ask for any/all school resources. Attitude and perseverance are your best tools. Cheers!!!:D

I'm going to post some things I learned when going back to school to help other students - hopefully later today. Simple things tripped me up in tests that took awhile for the teachers to figure out - graphics like model of the brain was flipped visually on the exam and I failed labeling it because it differed from our book - my brain didn't like the direction change and totally blanked during the exam. I was so embarrassed! Things like that are so simple, but to an injured brain it can make the difference in passing or failing an exam.

Congrats again!!

~Kristy