Does anyone else have cognitive injuries/ difficulties?

[Hope:-)]

Mine were due to medication. It makes everyday living skills much harder these days. How about you?

 

[evolutionerror]

No injuries, but cognitively I feel brain dead. A bit hard for me to explain but I feel like I've been on autopilot for months now. I can barely muster the mental fortitude to mow my lawn.

 

[western_heart]

medication has impaired me in the past, as has recreational drug abuse, but I've been able to recover from that with time

I am permanently altered by trauma since childhood, I have DID and PTSD. There is some amount of recovery possible, I have reprocessed many of my bad experiences, but the dissociation never really stops happening, I just learn how to cope with it better. My personalities will always be disordered.

 

[Squiddy]

Yup unfortunately. It started 3 years ago where I noticed my memory started getting even worse and my ability to articulate my thoughts verbally took a nose dive and now I sound like an idiot most of the time trying to collect my thoughts

 

[Capsaicin78]

I have a fair bit of brain fog. My decision making does not to make sense whatsoever. Also I have a hard time concentrating on things in general.

 

[KQuotientW]

Mild acquired brain injury because my bio father tried strangling me a few times when I was little. Also, from domestic violence relationship where I was slammed into walls, and a car accident where someone drove fast into my stationary vehicle (pre airbag model).

People say that they think I'm really smart, but I'm a bit slow at processing new information when studying, sometimes.

 

[theboy]

yes. the pills are the cause

 

[Why Me?]

Yes, my brain was so messed up by the time I was 18, I couldn't retain information, so college was not doable. Autism, lack of self care, poor diet, medications are to blame I think.

 

[Al0neAlwayz]

Mine is from my worst ctb attempt. I swallowed everything in my medicine cabinet and was out for several days in the ICU. They did 2 EEG's on me because they were concerned about my brain, and I definitely see changes in my thinking, cognitive abilities, and just forgetfulness and stuff ever since then...Too bad I didn't just succeed....

 

[Hollowman]

Yep for three decades now, I've had to survive by using my physical strength in manual labor jobs. Now my body's wearing out.

 

[Hurt]

I have difficulties to study because I'm too depressed. I don't want to exist anymore.

 

[toasterbath]

i used to be passionate about studying and learning but slowly as the depression and CPTSD crept up my academic performance declined. i stopped caring about anything. what's the point of memorizing things when i want to be dead and none of it will even matter??