Hi! Sorry for long post!

Hit my head two weeks ago. Only been getting worse. Got no advice from the Doctor, so i just kept going as normal. Now i am afraid i have got some serious cognitive issues.

Hi again,

Sorry for all of the posts.

I really struggle with my cognition worsening and my memory being really bad. I struggle to learn and remember new things, i have trouble planning and doing simple tasks.

My mind is also very blank. It used to be full of ideas when presented with a tasks at school or papers to write, but i cant come up with nothing now. I just feel so stupid.

I just sit in my chair and nothing comes in my head. No thoughts or images of things i want or like. I used to be able to entertain my myself with just my thoughts and imagination. Now that its gone i Feel so lost and bored.

I have always been a good writer, but i cant wirte good anymore. I cant «see» what sentences fit together and it doesnt flow like before. Writing texts freely is so hard now. Never had issues before with that. When i try think my mind struggles and hurt again, and like i now i should be able to do it easy, but i just stare at my computer and cant figure out How to make a good sentence because i cant see the alternatives!

I struggle to think abstractly and creativitly. My thinking is very concrete and specific in its thinking, and my mind feels very locked and i cant think from different sides or around a topic. My mind is very literal and basic it feels.

My brain also struggle with processing and understanding information. I struggle to comprehend what i see and hear. It just does not penetrate into my brain, and i have to focus on simple messages and still struggle. Feels like i live in a constant fog and in another world because the world feels hazy and i am so spaced out.

I also struggle with not being able to visualize like i said in another post, and i Feel like this connects to my cognition since i am a very visual learner and my memory is visual.

Does anyone have any tips on what to do or if there is anything that helps bring back my cognitive skills?

I struggle to see simple images, and when i see them i can only hold then for a few seconds. I have no imagination, fantasy or creativity, its all gone, and i Feel stuck in the moment with no way out.

I try to dream and make stories in my head, but there is this resistance and blankness in the way. I also get out of breath and a pressure in my chest and throat when trying to see images move and create a story. I dont manage more than a few seconds. My imagination and creativity is gone and i cant move the small images i see, and the images i see are far away, blurry and i cant connect with them or Feel them.

I used to dream and imagine things in the back of my head, but now i cant do that. Its all black and feels like that part of my brain is not existing.

Its like the screen i visualize on has moved in my head and is now moving around all the time and is inaccessible. Its not steady in the back of my head and clear anymore.

The visuals in the back of my head dissapeared over a few days. I could see the images becoming more distant and blurry until one day it was all Black and blank and empty back there. Then the images dissapeared over night from the front of my head, so now if i try i only see things outside my head for a few seconds far away if that makes sense?

Do you think i can get my normal visualization and daydreaming back? I just dont get the images or urges anymore and it feels so permanent and scary!

I also lost the urge and the comfort the dreams give me! Can this come back?

Is there anything special i should do? I Feel like now i have lost all of myself.

It causes so much anxiety and panick. I want to be myself.

Its only been two weeks since this happened, and its has just steadily gotten worse. There must have been something that triggered it.

I am so depressed and sad now. So afraid i have permanent damage. I have never experienced this full emptyness of everything.

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How did your head injury happen?
It might be wise to make a follow up appt and a list of your issues to show the Dr.
They may or may not be related to the head hit.

I stumbed and hit my head in a wall

Did not get advice from my Doctor, so i Did not rest or anything after

I Feel like this is permanent damage

I would see another Dr with your list of concerns.
Are you on any medications that might be causing these side effects?
I had similar problems when taking Lipitor..

Usually stumbling and falling into a wall won't have enough speed or force to cause a concussion.
Getting another opinion to check for other things is a good idea .

SofaOO,

You need to get assessed by a professional. You could have damage or you could have been triggered into a depression. Depression can cause all of your struggles. Covid can cause the same struggles.

Get a good medical exam. A Physiatrist (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation) who works with neuro rehabilitation would be good. A Neuro Psychological Assessment by a Neuro Psych associated with a Neuro Rehab clinic or hospital would also be worthwhile.

You just say you hit your head. You don't say how or what immediate symptoms you experienced.

What happened that caused you to hit your head into the wall?

No seeing a doctor right away rarely makes a difference. I doubt it makes any difference in your case.

I recently quit an antidepressant four months ago, and then i have taken valium and zopiclone for sleep recently. I Did react badly too the antidepressant.

I stumbled in a door fram and went right into the wall. Since then especially my visualization skills have diminished and are nearly gone.

I have Maybe 4% of the skills i had before.

I also get tired easily, and get this pressure in my head

I stumbled in a door frame and went straight into the wall.

I had a spaced out feeling and felt dizzy and out of it after. Had troubles focusing my eyes and keeping them still. Later same day my visualization started to dissapear and it has just gotten worse. I get pressure in my head now when i try to visualize

If you had a neurological event that caused you to stumble, you need to get checked. A TIA, Transient Ischemic Attack, mini-stroke, can cause you to stumble and could cause all of your symptoms.

Stop taking those medications. They may be causing your problems. You may have to taper the dose down if the withdrawal effects are bad.