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I've been a mess recently.
I haven't been able to sleep a solid night in a month, and anxiety has riddled my days. The counselor here at school has not been much help.

I have been staring at my physics work for hours. I am having a very difficult time grasping these new concepts. These issues have been making me think back on my past injuries.

I am the same person I've always known. I have had injuries that may or may not have been TBI's (was that LOC or did I blink?). However, recently I have not been keeping up with the other students. It's very frustrating. I have made good grades during the past semesters.

My main concerns are whether I will be able to thrive (in any sense). Will I make my wife happy? Will I hold down a respectable job? Am I doomed to slip into premature cognitive decline?

I set up an appointment with a psychiatrist next month, as per my doctor's recommendation. In the mean time, I could use some serious help with insomnia and anxiety, as I have been having a hard time finding it.

I used to have problems with insomnia but sleep hygiene has helped me.

Essentially sleep hygiene is learning and applying good habits in preparation for sleeping well.

There is a description of sleep hygiene here Good Sleep Habits.

I suffered from similar insomnia for little over a year during my PCS recovery. I would often go for days without being able to fall asleep. My anxiety about it would get so bad that I would often devolve into violent rages between 3 and 4am. I tried many supplements, systems, techniques and ideas during this dark time.

I now sleep like a baby. In fact I think i'm sleeping better now than even before my concussion problems. I attribute the large majority of this success to a specific program for cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (iCBT). It's a 5-week protocol where you interact through email with the doctor that created the program. It cost me $50. This program saved my life.

http://www.cbtforinsomnia.com/

Good luck

Hains