I had three mild concussions over the last few years. Mostly everything is back to normal, but I still get confused easily and it takes me more time to think about things. There is a huge difference from before the last concussion (October 2012) and after.

I usually don't tell people about the concussions, but I HATE the looks I get sometimes when it's taking me longer to figure something out than the average person. I've found that even people who do know what happened will make comments about it. I am definitely a very sensitive person, so that doesn't help.

I don't like telling people unless I'm going to be working closely with them, since it sounds like I'm making excuses or being defensive. How do you get over it in your own head??