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Old 11-02-2008, 08:17 PM #1
JakeWaves JakeWaves is offline
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Frown Feeling Kind Of Downgraded

I hope some of you may be able to relate to what I'm currently going through. A few weeks ago i got a concussion via a snowboarding accident. Ever since, it seems as though I've been downgraded from my old spontaneous and lively self. I've been feeling foggy and my concentration has been muddy. I've had extreme anxiety and panic attacks like you wouldn't believe and falling asleep at night intimidates me and I'm suddenly trying hard just to keep my eyes shut long enough to fall asleep. Rarely do I get the full needed 8 hours of rest. The dreadful part is that I was getting better after a couple of weeks and there was a point where i had thought i was really coming around. Until I heard about a brain injury story that had me panicked and my Symptoms started to flare again and i was back to feeling horrendous and unpleasant once again. My doctor cleared me and told me that he didn't think anything was wrong with me but my old Psychiatrist believed i have PCS. I declined taking any medication for the anxiety but it really seems to be the symptom that has the most effect on me. That week when i was getting better i had almost no anxiety or panic attacks and It felt as though my symptoms were pretty much vanishing. But after the anxiety and complete doom hit me again the symptoms started to fluctuate and increase once again. The anxiety gives me a really upset stomach, dizziness, shortness of breath, Nausea, pretty much the classic symptoms of an anxiety attack. I thought I was getting better and now i feel downgraded back to where i started when i first got the symptoms. I was wondering if anybody has had the same experience or if they have any encouraging words to spare? I'm 22 and this is my final year of college and I'm fearing something horrible is happening and there's no way out of it. My girlfriend has been really supportive but my personality has changed and i feel like I cant be that guy she first set eye on anymore. = /
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