I know you must feel frustrated. I remember feeling that way myself. I have ADHD, so a lot of my symptoms did seem like a worsening of what I already had (which is part of why it took so long for me to get diagnosed) but then there were others that were totally new. I read more slowly, couldn't process more than one thing at a time, and couldn't concentrate with any amount of background noise. Before PCS, I was a really fast and avid reader, and I couldn't concentrate without background noise! In grad school, I used to go to bars or loud coffee shops to study, and I got straight As. When my cognitive function was restored, that was how I knew for sure that I was back to my normal. I found myself on Lumosity.com playing memory games with the tv on and did just as well as with the tv off!

That brings me to how I feel I recovered. I think Lumosity was key. I was able to track my progress and see myself getting better, which was really encouraging. I cant say whether or not the games themselves caused my improvement. It feels like it did, but i dont know that there are scientific studies to back this up yet. That said, you have to be very careful with how much time you spend on the computer. I overdid it and set myself back to worse than right after my August 28th car accident. If you're doing any vision therapy, I would talk to them about it before doing any of the games. Some of the games might be too much to handle while doing vision therapy. I know I couldn't do them right now!

Journal writing also helped me monitor my progress. I know you say writing is hard for you, but I can't tell that from your posts. As my own harshest critic, I know it's easy to see the worst in yourself sometimes, but honestly, you are being too hard on yourself!

I also think rest was essential to my recovery, but you probably know that! Any way you can lower your stress level, do it! I found i would get super anxious if i tried to meditate, but found an hour and a half of tv in the afternoon to be very relaxing. I know others will think this counterproductive, but it wasn't for me, at least at that time.

I also think that the headaches I endured exaggerated my cognitive symptoms, and once I got those under control, my cognitive symptoms started to improve rapidly!

Good luck to you!