Hello All,
Well Ive just joined and really wanted to just let you know my story and see if anyone can help. Im a realively fit healthy successful, married 33 year old man and someone who has always really enjoyed life to the full. However, in March this year, on a drunk night out, I fell and hit my head HARD on the kerb, I was knocked out for about 5 mins, foolishly I didnt go to hospital as when I came round I felt fine. The next day just slept of my hangover and all seemed noraml, however the day afterwards Ifelt odd, really odd, went to the A&E who did some test and said I had a concusion and to go home and rest for a few days, which I did.
This went on for some weeks but I still didnt feel right, huge moods swings which I never had before, fatique and anxiety. After about three weeks and lots of stress I went to my doctor and insisted I had a brain scan as I felt sure id done some damage. Had the scan which showed no damage however I was suffering with a Post Concussion Syndrome which is a cluster of cognitive, emotional and physical problems. For me my memory was poor, got very distressed when I lost my car in manchester!!! and I struggled to find words for my thoughts.....and the headaches and tinnitus were driving me mad!!! the neurologist never really said how long these things could last so after another month went by with no improvment I really became very anxious and started having panic attacks.
I went back to the doctor and told him if this is my life from here on in then really I didnt want it.......a shocking statment i know but i felt awful......he immediately said he thought that before the head injury I was probably a bit of an anxiuos person, which I accpet, and after the injury my anxiety went through the roof!!! he reffered me to a psychatrist who confirmed his diagonise of anxiety and reffered me for CBT. I went to the cbt which did help a little but she totally disregarded my head injury, although PCS is well documented and blamed my anxiety on my dad being on anti depressents.......
I have worked really hard over the last 3 months and things have begun to improve....my sleep is better....my mood swings are slightly better....and my fatique is beginning to wain....my doctor refused me anti depressents as he said he feel i would get better on my own as my head injury improved and my anxiety drops.
My CBT therapist said I have a slight slant to obesssional thoughts and I do admit I do get some very odd thoughts at times which do scare me........If I read anything about mental health such as people hearing voices in the head I immediately think Im going to get that and start talking to myself in my head as if to prove it....does this happen to anyone else??
I have just started to take St Johns Wort and it has seemed to help a little........
I must get back to the gym and reading some of the other articles on here I find some of your words inspiring.
In addition some of the kindness and generousity from strangers to other strangers on here is truly heart warming...........you all are fantastic people.
I am not sure what im looking for here......help , support....answers??
I suppose my main worry is that I will begin to hear voices in my head....does anyone else suffer with this worry?? i also worry that sometimes when im happy and then a bit low later that perhaps Im a manic depressive....does anyone else worry about these things?? I also sometimes...god im going on abit!!......sometimes thing quite cruel thoughts about others...someimes violent thoughts....which really shocks me as I wouldnt hurt a fly........have to remove spiders from the bath as I feel sorry for them.
Any words of support would be truly appreciated........
many thanks.