[rick92]

why is it that some people can have 10 concussions and be knocked out for even longer then me and there back to normal within a week or two. and i only got one concussion my life life and now have pcs

what is actually wrong with our brains that creates pcs?

i felt normal a whole month after my concussion and then all of a sudden pcs appeared

i get frustrated frequently just thinking how most people can go on with there life and nothing changes and then others such as myself have to suffer everyday and have a complete life change. everything i used to do is 10 times harder, even everyday chores such as making my bed

[Jeffrey]

Just my opinion- but as a Christian I'll say we live in a broken world.

There are great things in life, and I have hope in Christ- but it is still broken, waiting for His return.

[Mark in Idaho]

rick92,

I bet that many of the others who you suppose have endured many concussions without any long term symptoms are just hiding or not exposing many of their symptoms. PCS is often more obvious in those with higher intelligence levels. They notice the loss of their high levels of functioning. Also, different people react differently to the various injuries.

There was extensive research done in the 1970's that showed that all subjects who have suffered a concussion will exhibit PCS symptoms when their brains are under stress. If those you speak of have good skills at keeping stress levels low, they can better tolerate their injuries.

Many on this forum exhibit chronic anxiety symptoms. This anxiety just magnifies the PCS symptoms.

Learning to lower both external stressors and internal stressors will go a long way in reducing the level of PCS symptoms.

[lindberg711]

Originally Posted by rick92

why is it that some people can have 10 concussions and be knocked out for even longer then me and there back to normal within a week or two. and i only got one concussion my life life and now have pcs

what is actually wrong with our brains that creates pcs?

i felt normal a whole month after my concussion and then all of a sudden pcs appeared

i get frustrated frequently just thinking how most people can go on with there life and nothing changes and then others such as myself have to suffer everyday and have a complete life change. everything i used to do is 10 times harder, even everyday chores such as making my bed

I often find myself wondering this same thing. Life isn't fair...it's just that simple.

[pcslife]

I personally know quite a few people who had mild to severe TBIs. With severe TBIs 2 of them died, one has major disabilities like short term memory loss, cannot use one side of body efficiently and some remarkably recovered. My aunt with Concussion happened after me back to normal in 6 months.

I still talk to them and they don't have any of the complaints we talk about. They all surprised with my persistent symptoms. I personally don't know anyone (except in the forums) with chronic symptoms like I have with mild TBI.

I stopped comparing since that is making me depressed and anxious which sure doesn't help.

I blame it on my bad luck.

But I am still trying different things to help my recovery.

[rick92]

i definately would have to agree that life just isnt fair and we live in a broken world. both very true

i kinda disagree with what mark in idaho said about some people just hiding their symptoms because alot of my friends have had concussions like mine and are shocked that im still having problems. i know people that have no other problems except for the headache the day of the concussion.

im still wondering if there is anything actually wrong in brains that develop pcs

like is something chemically wrong that causes this or is it just bad luck because my doctor told me 99 out of 100 people he deals with heal completely within 3 months

[AllAmericanAmy]

Maybe it has to do with which part(s) of the brain sustained what kind of injury? Diff parts of the brain control different things.

[freezerdoor]

I wish I knew but then it possibly wouldn't help to know unless there is a cure.

I sustained a concussion by standing up into my freezer door. Two people saw it happen and said it looked as if I barely bumped my head. 6 months later I'm still dealing with it all. I assume by next year or the year after I'll not have any remaining symptoms but right now it all seems so surreal that this happened so easily.

What's occuring to me more recently is a feeling that my brain is healing but I'm actually learning new things and I'm wired a little differently than I was before. This has me a little on edge at times when I can't rely on the same brain I used to have and I feel like I can't totally trust this new brain when confronted with situations I used to think were old hat. I think this has shaken my confidence a little.

- all from a 1 second oops with the freezer.

[rick92]

thats a good point allamericanamy, i hit the back right side of my head

wow didnt know you could get a concussion from standing up into the freezer door. iv done that on accident before. i can relate to wut ur saying. i hate it that i never know how my brain will react in different situations. it makes me less social of a person. i just hope that im in a dream and ill wake up soon, what a story that'll be

[freezerdoor]

wow didnt know you could get a concussion from standing up into the freezer door.

Ha! I didn't either!

best to you -