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I am 8 months out from a brain injury after falling down some stairs and hitting my head on the hardwood floor. I don't have too many symptoms but my mobility is not good I need to do some work on my balance I also suffer from terrible anxiety with anyone have any hints how I can get rid of this I do take meds but it's always every morning this anxiety hits and now I hear that you're always going to have something wrong with your brain when you have an injury very disheartening
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@margaretallen Have you tried wearing a compression shirt? Helps calm the nervous system. Helped me quite a bit in the first year or two. Compression blanket also helps. Anxiety has lessened greatly but took quite a while to go away. It’s been 3 -1/2 years since my injury.
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I am two and a half years out from a traumatic brain injury. My anxiety comes and goes, but I have a headache every day. I thought this would get better but it hasn’t. Part of my problem is my age; I will be 80 this summer and that can’t help. Another part is the mess in my apartment. I have no family to help me and cannot afford to pay anyone. I am doing the best I can right now. I am saved by my dog, Daphne.
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Have you tried diaphragm deep breathing? It might help. You breathe in through your nose into your belly , then exhale slowly as long as you can. Do this safely in a chair a few times. Repeat a few times a day, especially when you are feeling anxious.