BraingirlNDC

I'm having Counselling, it would seem my anxiety is strong!

Just wanted to offload my frustration with my anxiety. The problem is anxiety symptoms are so powerful and so wide ranging that I convince myself I have a new disease every day. My latest worry is hydrocephalus, yesterday it was cancer. I'm so sick of this, I've been to the dr about it but it has such control sometimes. How do I stop thinking such scary thoughts? It's become the stumbling block in my recovery and I hate it, it upsets me so much.

I'll make an appointment tomorrow. It's so frustrating, you think they'd do this sort of thing as a matter of course after brain injury. You really are left floating around with no idea!

I went last month and got the B6 to try for a couple of months to see if it makes a difference.

Sorry for resurrecting this old thread but my PMT and periods are horrendous now and I was starting to worry that it meant something was wrong with my brain. I used to get fairly bad periods before the injury but now I get dizziness, feel away with the fairies, anxiety and headaches. It's the dizziness and headaches that scare me because it makes me think it's all happening again even though logically I know it's a monthly occurrence and it will pass. I need to be able to let these things happen but my hyper vigilance from PTSD is convinced everything is DANGER! I hate it because I just start to get on an even keel with everything and then the PMT hits and I feel like I have to start again every month. Any tips to get through this horrid time of the month aside from hiding in bed?! I take vitamin B6 already and meditate daily.

Thanks everyone, I try the baby steps and seem to make progress and then I get a setback and end up consumed by the anxiety again. It's frustrating. I think being able to come onto this forum will help as I have been very alone. I live with my partner but I moved here to Belfast a month before my injury so have been unable to make any social connections. I just want to be able to start putting this behind me now.

My name is Lauren, I'm 36 years old and I'm 15 months post cranitomy, I acquired my brain injury whilst skating. I was rushed to hospital in a very critical condition,I have no recollection of much around that time. I used to be very fit and healthy and busy but now feel so isolated and hopeless. I was given no info on leaving hospital about what to expect post op and it's been an incredibly hard ride. I have accessed the brain injury team and Headway and they're great but you can't replace that first hand experience from other survivors. Just reading a few threads on here already has put my mind at ease about the crazy sensations I get sometimes. I am suffering quite badly with anxiety and depression and would love to hear some positivity. It does get better right? I'm so scared of everything, I can't seem to push myself out of the door and I know by avoiding things I am making myself worse, any tips on motivating yourself to do things when you are terrified?

I'm 15 post Op and I'm just struggling with acceptance. I am highly anxious and every twinge or ripple in my head makes me panic. I really want to move past this and this thread is helping me to see it is possible, it just needs time.