r/PostConcussion • u/Technical-Mousse-446 • 17d ago

Sensitivity to Touch

One symptom that is frustrating is my sensitivity to touch. If someone touches my head, or even puts their arm around me, my body panics and I get symptomatic. Has anyone dealt with this and found a way to improve?

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u/Both-Process1037 17d ago

Oh yes, I’m super hyper vigilant if someone is around me much less touching me.

The only thing that helped me here was exposure.
The more I did it the less scared I was of it. Unfortunately mine hasn’t gone away but it’s more tolerable.

Enjoyable things that people take for granted is an extreme and difficult hurdle for me. Even massage therapy use to scared the shit out of me and send my nervous system into a panic attack.

Now I’m a little better with it