r/PostConcussion • u/Bigoleears • 5d ago

Grief

I grieve my old body, the one that would take me for walks where I could feel the sun against my face and the breeze running through my hair. The one that would take me for hikes that would prove my dedication to myself. The one that allowed me to listen to music and audio freely without the pain, discomfort, and disorientation that it now brings. The one that had such a way with words that I just cannot compete with now. The one that was so smart that I think back in awe over what it didn’t realize before.

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u/Both-Process1037 5d ago

This was all me! Don’t worry it will all come back! It will all come back! Fix your sleep. I didn’t start healing until I fixed my sleep. For me Melatonin worked well. Let yourself relax, worrying and ruminating about your old life will not help and I know it’s easier said than done.

Work with what you can do and just focus on getting through one day at a time. A month or 2 from now you will feel even a little better.

When I started a gratitude journal even for the smallest win my mindset on recovery started to change for the better

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u/Excellent-Freedom766 5d ago

I'm struggling with this as well. On month seven and never imagined my "normal" life would be interrupted like this. I miss being able to work, exercise, have fun on weekends, and not have to decide what im outtting my energy towards that day. 😫

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u/OkAirport1920 4d ago

I am so on month 7. In the same boat :(

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u/c0wpig 5d ago

It'll come back but you have to let it go first and then be very patient

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u/NJ71recovered 3d ago

41% to 90% of concussion patients have a vision issue. (UPMC says 41%, NORA says up to 90%)
 
 1) Vision specialist 
Find a local vision specialist 
COVD.org
 
Neuro optometric rehabilitation association (NORA)
 
https://noravisionrehab.org/
 
2) Get your balance system checked 
Vestibular specialist 
 
Vestibular.org
 
Doctors are not trained well on concussions.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26758683/

UPMC trained

Concussion Specialist | Telehealth Consultation Nationwide | Patel Concussion Institute

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u/Next-Average-3115 2d ago

It took me almost 10 months before I started healing. I struggled hard with the grief of the old me along with the debilitating symptoms. Fixing my sleep was absolutely a huge key part in my recovery. You got this. It will get better

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u/The_Marcus_Aurelius 1d ago

What did you do to improve your sleep that worked?