Discussion Did you suffer from a head Injury that incapacitated your overall mental capacity?

[Green Destiny]

Growing up, I hit my head a lot. Some just small accidents but others were rather serious. One major enough that I blacked out and had a seizure during the incident. It took me awhile to come to the simple fact that due to multiple head injuries my mental capacity is very lacking I.E I'd be very lucky to last a week out on my own. I lack the tools to truly make it in this world by myself. I keep a stupid little joke to myself about this "I don't remember if I was good a math when I was younger, but now I know for sure that I'm not good at math." Have head injuries hampered your life in any way?

 

[Blue Moon]

I hit my head pretty bad a couple of times as a kid and needed stitches. I also had a few concussions playing football. I'm not sure if these are contributing factors to my situation or not, but CTE is something I worry I might have from time to time.

One of the worst issues I have to deal with is called "mental fog". I have Crohn's disease which makes me very tired all the time. My body doesn't absorb nutrients very well plus chronic inflammation is known to cause chronic fatigue so it's a bit of a twofer. I don't think I've had mental clarity in the five years since I got sick. Oftentimes I get confused in simple situations and I feel so dumb.

 

[sleepy dog]

My father gave me some brain injuries starting when I was a baby. At I think 9 years old, he gave me some severe brain injuries. I woke up in hospital. I was under a clear plastic thing over top of me. A machine was breathing for me. I wasn't awake for long. I don't even want to start explaining the problems it has caused. There are too many. People don't believe me anyway. I got good grades in high school. But sometimes I was just dumb or stupid. It comes and goes. Many people took advantage of me when I was like that. I don't understand why boxing, ultimate fighting, and other things are legal. Some people love watching others get brain damage. Its just wrong.

 

[TearyEyedQueen]

A few days after I was born, I turned blue. I ended up in a hospital where it turns out I had internal brain bleeding and almost died.
There was a high chance of me ending up with cerebral palsy. Luckily I had great doctors so now I'm walking and talking normally, maybe I'm a bit clumsier than others but nothing serious.
Unfortinately I failed at life that was given to me.
I've always sucked at anything like chemistry experiments and memorizing movements in general. In primary school we had to learn some dance movements for music class and I was the only one who couldn't.
My depression and anxiety however are due to abuse and stress and not this.