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07-25-2013, 10:58 PM
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After my injury I did not dream for about 5 weeks, then eventually I had very short dreams with not much detail or color. My dreams stayed that way until about 3 months ago when my dreams started to become very long and detailed and vivid in color (much like they were before my injury).
The only thing I have been able to tell that helps is time. Your brain needs time to recover and heal, and unfortunately no one can say how long that will be. I know this is frustrating and doesn't help much. I am sorry that you are having nightmares, that must be stressful on top of everything else that is happening. I hope your dreams improve soon. Keep us posted.
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I'm a 26yr old woman living in California. In August 2011 I was in a wake-boarding accident. At first I was diagnosed with a minor concussion. After a few weeks it became clear that there was something more going on, and I was diagnosed with PCS. Since then I have been diagnosed with mTBI with Post Traumatic Migraine. Two years later I am still dealing with headaches and migraines on a daily basis as well as cognitive deficiencies, personality changes and mood swings. Before my injury I was a full time student working towards my BA. Since the injury I have been forced to take time off school for speech therapy and practically had to learn how to read again. I am now back at school part time, taking no more then one class a semester. I am improving, though at a very very slow rate. I have confidence that in the next few years my headaches will no longer be a daily issue that interferes in my life. I have accepted that some of the cognitive issues and personality changes will never go away. I am taking things one day at a time and at the same time trying to get to know myself again. My family and husband have been very supportive, but sometimes I want to talk with someone who understands exactly what I am going through. What I am looking for is a bit of support and friendly advice, and to give the same in return. . |
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02-17-2016, 08:20 PM
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It's been about 3 months since I received my first concussion. I kinda remember how it happened, but it's all so blurry. It all happened so fast. As a goalkeeper in soccer, you dive for the ball constantly. I never thought that something like this could happen to me. One minute I was in set, and the next thing I knew, I was on the ground with intense pain in the back of my head. As soon as I was cleared to play, I was ready, yet nervous to go back to the field and play again, as anyone else would be. But lately things haven't been in my favor. I've been waking up in the middle of the night, basically trying to wrap my head around what I had just witnessed in my dream. The nightmares are quick, but vivid. I'm seeing how I got my concussion, and it replays over and over and over again. I haven't been able to talk about this with anyone, because they may say it's too crazy or too serious to have an actual discussion with. I just don't know what to do anymore.
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02-17-2016, 09:06 PM
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fabfalk18,
Welcome to NeuroTalk. Your nightmares could be due to a number of things. They sound like PTSD but you don't sound like you are a candidate for PTSD. There is a lot more information about your injury, diagnosis, treatment and such that can help us understand more. Can you tell us more about yourself and your injury. Did you hit the goal post ? Did you injure or end up with a stiff neck ? How long were you kept off the field ? How many other concussions have you suffered ? How did they clear you to return to play ?
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02-17-2016, 09:50 PM
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Fab,
I had crazy dreams too. They were vivid and startling but they went away...don't give them to much credence. Bud |
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02-21-2016, 04:35 PM
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Dreams are necessary to survival. I believe they consolidate recent experiences into a highly structured memory in a way that's meaningful to us. People don't necessarily remember their dreams. Dreams are symbolic and can be interpreted usually. It's not uncommon to be disturbed by the images but it's best to just accept a dream as something you went through and now is over and to forget it, unless you specifically want to try to analyze it for meaning. If you keep having the same dream over and over again that is similar to PTSD like Mark said but you don't seem to have gone through as traumatic an experience as someone in combat etc.
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