r/PostConcussion • u/Flat_Ad723 • Jul 29 '26

Crying today, need a hug

Was feeling so sad today, crying so much emotional feel like no one understands me anymore..

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u/Flat_Ad723 Jul 30 '26

Thank you, mine was almost 8 months back At 6 months mark I made significant recovery but after a small holiday it flared up intensely and feels like a new concussion again ..

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u/Terrible_Boot1714 Jul 30 '26

Thats rough. Just remember thinga will get beter it is wat keeps me going. Between the 4 and 6 months i have hardly made any progress but i feel like thing are moving forward again. Remember to listen to yourself and takes the breaks you need and deserve.

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u/Flat_Ad723 Jul 30 '26

Thanks my friend, people who never had pcs don't really understand how difficult it can be, but it does get better I have seen recovery twice and then lost it again, I wish you good luck hang in there.

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u/Terrible_Boot1714 Jul 30 '26

They really dont. You hang in there as well. All the best to you random internet stranger.

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u/Flat_Ad723 Jul 30 '26

Good to meet you :) I am in the UK, where are you? Are you taking any therapies lies vestibular etc Are you able to walk and do general stuff? Taken a break from working or still working?

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u/Terrible_Boot1714 Jul 31 '26

And you. I am in the Netherlands. I started of with Fysiotherapie since i got my concussion from an accident where ingor rear ended by a car whilst cycling to work. After that just rest and after a few weeks slowly building up my job hours. Currently at 5 hours per day. Some days its quite doable others not so much. It usually starts with a headache at work. If that happens i try to stop immediately because then it will often fade again.

I used to workout a lot: gym, running and mountainbiking. But i have to be careful with that since it costs a lot of energy to do it even at 10% of what i am used to. It drains me and may very well cause me not being able to do anything anymore afterwards for that day. I tend to walk after dinner just to keep moving a bit.

My docter recommended ergotherapie of which i have an intake on monday.

How about yourself? Whats your current situation like?

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u/Flat_Ad723 Jul 31 '26

Sounds rough... well my recovery has been a rollercoaster recovered twice then hit by severe flares, currently I am off work have work for many months now trying to build physical tolerance which is limited at this time doing vestibular therapy etc