Hi, I just wanted to ask how can a head injury effect your basic function for example, say you had a bleed in the brain a year ago. The girl struggles with basic things
- spelling
- speech
- memory
- walking and running
- movements seem arratic
- angry all the time but don't know why
It is hard to cope with and it is getting no better. I can't like carry on because it is hard to deal with and keep calm. But I don't know what I can so about it. I have tried everything and nothing seems to work. It's getting harder and I have yr 11 exams coming up. The stress builds up and I scream and shake and my heart pounds. This never happened before I came off a horse and landed on concrete head first with a crushed helmet, and it was outside an army base apparently. I'm not exactly sure what happened but it was nasty.
Any advice, btw I'm 16 and in yr 11 and it is getting harder to deal with. The more that things get on top of me the more stressed and the more I panic. My breathing goes arratic and I end up in tears. It's a cycle I can't stop.
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Contact the headway helpline, they'll point you in the right direction, how are your family helping? Enlist their help to find you professional help, you have your exams to consider, your school should be able to help there either delay taking them til next year or inform the exam board so you get some consideration, don't just try to cope it'll be too overwhelming, it's not weak to admit you need help, the contrary in fact.
It was an accident, unfortunately with consequences but you have youth on your side, take it slowly, admit and take all help offered, it will lessen the stress of recovery.
Bear in mind that not everyone can return to their pre incident self, there are usually some long terms problems but with the right support you can learn to deal with these less stressfully.
Thank you for your post, and I am very sorry to hear of the ongoing effects from your injury. I am not sure how long ago this occurred, but the effects sound very familiar - you can get more information on our website: headway.org.uk/Effects-of-b...
At this stage it is important to try and avoid stress, but balancing this against your school commitments is really difficult.
The Child Brain Injury Trust provides excellent support for people under 18 and will have knowledge and experience of the support your school should be providing, as Janet said. They will also be able to tell you about other specialists such as neuropsychologists that you could ask your GP about.
Hey Zoe, I would suggest finding a great neuropsychologist to help walk you through this Listen zoe, you will conquer!! Your brain injury is not the worst. I have a histotoxic-hypoxic injury and basically my neurons in my primary learning centers-the hippocampi are compromised. You still have your neurons, they just forgot how to communicate. Contact a neuropsychologist, work your butt of and you'll be good soon.
You've most likely had a brain injury, it is not going to go away, so don't ignore it, get help now and you'll save yourself a lot of anguish down the road.
Try to find time each night for relaxation. You could try a relaxing music tape or a talking relaxation where it helps you to visualise the body and muscles relax. I found that getting out for a walk then lying down and listening to the relaxation really helps.
It migh help you not panic as much as you do now. Even learning to do controlled breathing could help you keep it together for your exams, good thin is no one can see you doing it, soon one will no.
classical baroque music is good for the brain Mozart and Beethoven are good to relax to and learn . I am surprised that headway have not taken this seriously as I have mentioned this in the past as it benefits both sides of the brain, Fact.
hI zOE 2345. aLL GOOD SOUND ADVICE ON HERE, especially from HEADWAY with the Child Brain Injury Trust. For what's worth, I'm going to be granny-like now! Don't spend ages on your computer or with your mobile- I know it does my head in, makes me tired, lots of deep breathing and increase oxygen intake help the brain as well from what I've researched.
My BI was a year ago, and can relate to a lot of the symptoms-after effects you have described, especially with typing especially as I'v done it for forty odd years- I was good at spelling. Now I just use spell check to correct error, but I suppose a lot of your schoolwork is handwritten? My hand writing is terrible now! Best wish and good luck to you.
Also come back to the forums here, when you need to let off steam, or want advice, you'll find plenty of friends here ready and willing to answer and support you! x
I can see from the other replies that you've had, the best advice is Headway. Unfortunately, a head injury is an extremely serious disability. You have to give up on the impetuousness of youth and take things more sedately. If you give it time, everything will slot into space, you might have to defer your exams for a year or so. But at 16, you have loads of time. Good luck.
Yes has the brain is a clever part of our bodies its only soft tissue if you check the news for what poor Michael Schumacher gone through it will give you some info then you know what you are up against.
Maybe it's not a fight you need to fight. Sounds a bit mental saying that, but when I stopped fighting the effects of my injury and learned to use what I have left in the best way possible I had better results and was less stressed. I wasn't able to do the first exam I thought I would be more than able to do. I was angry that they let me do th whole course and not put me in for the exam. Now I can accept why.
Sometimes you have to take a different route to other people to reach the same goal.
I hope you get the help you need from Headway and the children's brain injury folk.
All you can do is you best so don't be hard on yourself.
Zoe, I really think youre going to make a full recovery. You're young, you had an outside injury to the brain. I think u should go.back to rehab and see what it can do for you.
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Listen zoe, you will conquer!! Your brain injury is not the worst. I have a histotoxic-hypoxic injury and basically my neurons in my primary learning centers-the hippocampi are compromised. You still have your neurons, they just forgot how to communicate. Contact a neuropsychologist, work your butt of and you'll be good soon. 
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