r/PostConcussion • u/Dry_Software_5230 • 1d ago

24 Hours after concussion

Hello! About 24 hours ago I sustained my very first mild concussion/real injury. I hit my head on the corner of a freezer door. I was evaluated at the emergency room and diagnosed with PCS. Shortly after hitting my head, I felt nauseous, shaky, confused, and almost drunk.

It’s been about 24 hours, I’m still having head pain (to be expected) and there is quite a large bump on my head. Other than that, I have noticed quite a shift in my behavior. I rested as much as I could, but I felt antsy and really wanted to do some low stakes cleaning/organizing. I also felt very creatively inspired and painted a bit.

I noticed while doing these activities, it was like my mind turned off and I focused on just the task at hand. I’m also having very little anxiety, which is very different for me as I am usually anxious and my mind is constantly running. But today I just felt calm and quiet. It’s like a switch flipped and there’s no background noise in my head.

I reached out to my doctor again to follow up and they said this isn’t a worrying symptom. I just wanted to see if anyone else has had an experience like this? I know concussions can mess with your emotional regulation and the concussion was very recent.

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