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06-17-2014, 10:31 PM
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http://synapse.org.au/get-the-facts/...act-sheet.aspx
I came upon this while trying to get some insight into lack of initiative and motivation. The new me....sadly. Hang in there everybody. M
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What happened: Legs pulled forward by a parent's hockey stick while resting at the side of the rink at a family skate....sent me straight back. I hit the back of my head (with helmet) on the ice, bounced a few times, unconscious for a few minutes. September 11, 2011. Off work since then…I work part-time at home when I can. It has been hell but slowly feeling better (when I am alone☺). Current symptoms: Vision problems (but 20/20 in each eye alone!) – convergence insufficiency – horizontal and vertical (heterophoria), problems with tracking and saccades, peripheral vision problems, eyes see different colour tints; tinnitus 24/7 both ears; hyperacusis (noise filter gone!), labyrinthian (inner ear) concussion, vestibular dysfunction (dizzy, bedspins, need to look down when walking); partial loss of sense of smell; electric shocks through head when doing too much; headaches; emotional lability; memory blanks; difficulty concentrating. I still can’t go into busy, noisy places. Fatigue. Executive functioning was affected – multi-tasking, planning, motivation. Slight aphasia. Shooting pain up neck and limited mobility at neck. Otherwise lucky! Current treatments: Vestibular therapy, Vision therapy, amantadine (100 mg a day), acupuncture and physiotherapy for neck, slow return to exercise, magnesium, resveratrol, omega 3 fish oils, vitamins D, B and multi. Optimism and perserverance. |
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06-17-2014, 10:53 PM
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Mokey,
Thank you for posting that. Rarely do I read anything that really makes me think that anyone GETS it. This did. This really sums up where I'm at and why I'm feeling ... stuck is how I keep describing it. The only difference is the article talks about people that saw quite a bit of progress and then leveled off... whereas I have a bit different problem where I feel cheated that after almost 2.5 years, I've seen almost no progress and probably won't. I wonder why I bothered working so hard at rehab for almost no results. Certainly feeling the slump. Really appreciate you posting that.  Starr |
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06-17-2014, 11:26 PM
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The author presents a narrow view of the lack of motivation and such. He calls is psychological. That may be the case with some but for many, I believe the cause is of a psychiatric nature, meaning it is organic. Depression is a common symptom of PCS. Depression can rob a person of motivation and any sense of a future. The author alludes to depression when he considered suicide.
We all need to try to be very truthful with ourselves and seek professional help with depression, especially when times get tough. We need to have people we trust to reach out to. It can be a miserable existence without help.
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