Skippy Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7907307.stm Hey there Karen thanks for pointing this out. I was diagnosed with this a matter of weeks after my brain hem. It can manifest in several ways - mine symptoms were anxiety, severe depression, fatigue and emotional turmoil. There were times when I thought I was going crazy. Luckily for me I was referred to a counsellor who helped me come to terms with things and to think rationally. TTFN Sami xxxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithH Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Hi All I've been asked if I would post the following information. I found it a very interesting read http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7907307.stm Looking forward to some of your comments KeithH Fellow Stroke Survivor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Beth1957 Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Makes sense to me! It's a life-changing, even life-shattering, event, after all It's nice to see that it's being recognised as such; perhaps counselling may come to be offered as a matter of course? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulg Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Well this has happened to me! i am presently seeing a pshycoligist for this condition which became much worse for back last year ,when i had a bad relapse from stoke complications and other illnesses which got me.I am trying now to take life much easier,and cut down on my work hours and i am finding it very diffilclt to cope with tiredness.tc all paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kim0811 Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Hi The report makes interesting reading. I think I was in denial afer my SAH for two reasons. One being that I have absolutely no memory of the event itself or the 10 days afterwards. I still don't exactly know what happened that day minute by minute as I was alone when it happened and I was unconscious for about 4 hours. Also my husband still won't talk about it as he was the one who found me. And secondly, I found it hard to accept that I'd been so ill as I'd survived whereas my Dad, who had SAH 6 years earlier, had died. I had / still have emotional turmoil and fatigue. When fatigue hits me, the urge to sleep is overwhelming. Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 I was in a rehab hospital where I saw the pshycoligist which was a great help at the time... L.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jess Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 I think that was what I had. Very interesting to read thanks for that. Jess.xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennissmithy Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 It rang and still rings bells with me too! Especially seen as I only got the 1 counsellor appt before she escaped my phone calls and I gave up! Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myratas Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Thanks for the article Sami I had a councillor once and I don't think I will go again, I don't think she had any idea about SAH and she was at least honest by telling me that it's a first time with a SAH survivor. I think it's about time that emphasis should be made on the mental part of recovery of SAH. Myra xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren D Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Hi all I'm just so relieved to learn that I'm not the only one who has had ongoing PTSD. I was fine when it happened then lost consciousness for 2 days and could only remember vague shadows and as my family didn't want to talk about it and shut me out as it were I went into denial and I think that really triggered it off. I'm still trying to unravel it and make sense of it all and although I don't appear as having PTSD it's left a bit of a legacy of issues which I'm continuing to work through with a counsellor. I think this article will be helpful to explain why I get so distressed at times. The first year was the worst really but then SAH combined with a slower functioning brain and memory loss and other people unable to understand is traumatic. My best wishes to everyone who is going through this part of the experience - just knowing it's "normal" helps and there's loads of support here. Lauren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Myra, you should have got intouch with Headway if you wernt happy with the councillor.... it really helps..... Louise.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myratas Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Thanks for the information Louise, I contacted the North London Office Headway and they have monthly meetings at the same hospital where I was treated. Myra xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Beth1957 Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Myra, you should have got intouch with Headway if you wernt happy with the councillor....it really helps..... Louise.x Probably not too late, Myra! Give them a ring, honey... I've found a slightly more in-depth version of the article here... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 230703.htm Newcastle General is mine & Vivienne's hospital & The Prof is our neurosurgeon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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