Afraid I might have gotten another concussion
 

Hello, I was extremely depressed for a while following previous concussions that I suffered over the past two years. Things were starting to the turn the corner a bit, but now I am afraid I suffered another one. I already made an appointment to the neurologist and have an appointment in October, but I don't know how long this anxiety can be tamed.
I was laying down in my bed and my laptop was open sideways. I forgot it was there and it tipped over and bumped me on the side of my head with the bottom half with the keyboard. It weights about 3 or 4 pounds, and I could feel a hurt on there the whole day and next day. I'm really scared I injured my brain, or busted open my middle meningeal artery. I don't know what to do and am getting more anxious. Any insight would be helpful, thank you.

zant,

That bump was not a concussion. You also didn't 'busted open my middle meningeal artery.' You'd be dead or in a coma if you did.

That bump may have contused some layers of skin and traumatized the very sensitive nerves in the skin. This is common and has nothing to do with an injury to your brain.

Don't waste your money and such on a visit to the neuro. Instead, seek out a therapist who can help you learn to manage your anxiety.

And, Stop reading about concussions. Don't do any research about concussions. It just makes your anxiety worse.

It would be my bet that a laptop would bust into a bunch of pieces before it could hit you solid enough to concuss you...no way you did any damage.

Bud

Thank you for responding. I think I was just worried since its still aching after a few days and I know how sensitive the side of the head can be. I've been trying to go to therapy for a bit now, still haven't found someone I clicked with.

If you bruised the nerves in the skin over your skull, it can take months for those nerves to heal. There are not nerves in the brain that react to bumps. These skin bruises do not appear like a muscle bruise. They are just tender.

I doubt it is aching. Instead, it is tender to the touch.

Consider this: If you keep your appointment with the neuro and all you have is a skin bruise, you risk alienating that neuro so he is not open to your needs when you truly need him.

I suppose, the headache is doing better, its mostly just the bubbling tingling sensation in the middle of my brow that is troubling.

If you hit your thumb hard with a hammer, wouldn't you expect it to be sore for a few weeks ? The thumb has a lot of nerves just like your scalp. They take a long time to heal and settle down.

The tingling is in the skin. There are not nerves in the brain that can tingle. Headache comes from nerves in the blood vessels.

You also need to understand and accept that anxiety makes any nerve sensation 10 times worse. You can ignore that tingling. As you do, it will become less noticeable.

I have horrible tinnitus. If I ignore it, it fades. If something draws my attention to it, it is like a high pitched bell ringing loud. By just mentioning tinnitus, my tinnitus has magnified in intensity. In ten minutes, it will have faded away if I ignore it.

Choose to ignore the tingling.

alright, I'll try to be calm about it.