I'm on day 5 of the worst setback/relapse I've ever had...and its not getting any better. I can not put in words how horrible my cognitive problems are. I don't mean just forgetting what I was saying/doing or getting lost. I mean...my brain is running on literally 1 out of 8 cylinders. I had trouble dressing myself today. Yesterday I was in the ER for the second time in 5 days because my brain shut down completely. I wasn't even able to speak.

I don't remember ever being this bad...even immediately after my injury and when my PCS symptoms showed up.

Sleeping doesn't help. Peace and quiet doesn't help. Its not over-stimulation because (besides the trips to the ER and one chiro appt) I haven't been doing anything...besides taking care of my son.

Its to the point I can just barely take care of my son. I have nobody to help with him...my mom works full time and goes to school, my younger siblings are too young and they go to school and my son's mother is transient.

Do any of you guys experience things like this? I don't get it. I've heard of people having relapses with headaches or dizziness but not a cognitive relapse where the brain stops working completely.

I'm at 9 months...things should be getting better, not worse, right?

It took me an hour to write this.