Head injury and mental processing

[ghost_writer]

Does mental processing slow down /people understand less over time if they had a head injury? I had a road traffic accident at the age of 6, which broke off a large portion of my skull. Now that I am 40, I am becoming increasingly annoyed that I keep making the same mistakes repeatedly and /or I take a long time to do things (my 3 year old son often understands and does things faster than me). This is especially challenging for my wife and I feel that I have ruined her life /that my life would end so that I can no longer be a burden on her or anyone else. Is there anything that can be done about this and /or any sort of medical treatment I can go for? Thank you

[Pairofboots]

Hi ghost, if you have concerns that there is a deterioration then speak to your GP, they can refer you to assess if there is a problem, and if so, there maybe treatment options. Also let the GP know how this is making you feel, this you can definitely be helped with 🍀

[ghost_writer in reply to Pairofboots]

Thank you for the suggestion

[cat3]

Hi Ghost_writer. As Boots has stated, please ask your GP for a referral to a neuro specialist who can assess and arrange appropriate treatment. Good luck in getting help.. x

[ghost_writer in reply to cat3]

Thank you

[paxo05]

Hi, as pairofboots and cat have said speak to your GP.

As for being a burden I doubt your wife feels this. Your accident happened when you was 6 and now your 40. So I feel your wife has only known you as you are. Yes you may have changed over the years but I'm sure she is supportive of you.

Here's a thought try sharing your concerns with her. She may shock you and be already aware of it aswell as support you with your GP.

The alternative is not to talk fear the worse until you think it has come true. I've tried that route and I do not advise it.

Be open to her about your fears, It's not easy but can be a real step forward.

Pax

[ghost_writer in reply to paxo05]

Thank you for that. Certainly I feel blessed to have such an amazingly supportive wife who is so understanding and helped me through many situations when others didn't. She has her own struggles though with hypothroidism and OCD so I feel guilty and frustrated when I know that I want to do well but still struggle. I agree with what you mean about openness and I hope things work out