[PaperShoes]

Before my concussion I used to be really good at interviews, quick to think and able to answer questions well. Now, 5 months on, and I stumble over my words, forget what question was asked and what I've just said and forget what I was going to say halfway through an answer.

Does anyone else get this? It's quite upsetting I'm coping alright with my current job but my pay is too low and its causing me financial stress, hence being on the job hunt.

[sospan]

Originally Posted by PaperShoes

Before my concussion I used to be really good at interviews, quick to think and able to answer questions well. Now, 5 months on, and I stumble over my words, forget what question was asked and what I've just said and forget what I was going to say halfway through an answer.

Does anyone else get this? It's quite upsetting I'm coping alright with my current job but my pay is too low and its causing me financial stress, hence being on the job hunt.

I had the same problem early on when I went for a few interviews that I would normally ace.

Now I that I have started looking again the firms seem to be not interested because I have been off for 10 months

[hillie1971]

yes I definitely experience that. some days I am in a constant state of confusion and I really don't like that feeling. good luck with your job hunt

[PaperShoes]

It's awful. My concussion occured in June. My brain can't function properly in stressful situations yet

[kpc458]

I am facing the same thing. I was laid off a few months before my accident occurred and now over a year later, interviews that I would have easily have gotten then job I don't. Now, I am forced to think about waiting tables, or bartending, but that alone is scary cause of the noise and my memory issues. I would make a good drinking game at a bar though.. a shot for every time I forgot what people ordered. lol

[rmschaver]

Yep know that feeling intimately. Had a therapy session and I was talking to the therapists about beliefs and skills I had acquired over my career. She told me you don't seem to be having any problems communicating now.

I told her it is easy for past experiences. If I try and work thru a problem new problem it is like the round wheel is suddenly a square wheel. Like my brain is struggling thru quicksand.

I am convinced it is a cognitive issue but since I am relatively early in recovery not sure what deficit it could be.

[sospan]

Originally Posted by kpc458

I am facing the same thing. I was laid off a few months before my accident occurred and now over a year later, interviews that I would have easily have gotten then job I don't. Now, I am forced to think about waiting tables, or bartending, but that alone is scary cause of the noise and my memory issues. I would make a good drinking game at a bar though.. a shot for every time I forgot what people ordered. lol

I was just imagining myself working in a bar - memory problems, slurred speach, can't walk straight etc. - if the cops raided the place i'd be the first chucked out

Seriously though, if you want a career change from you previous job the choice of roles seems very limited.