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Old Jun 12, 2014, 06:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Lucky_Wishbone View Post
I can live on normally like other people, yet other times I can't simply react or act in some situations. In these times, I just embarrass myself or regret the actions I make and wish I could've done something else.

For instance, I have a habit of zoning out and experience microsleeping. For some background info, I always think I got enough sleep, which I do (about 5.5 - 6 hours during the school year and 9 hours in the summer) but then later on the day a strain develops in my eyes and I feel tired. I have also had at least four head direct head injuries in my life: falling from the stairs when I was little, a car accident in which my head slammed against the car, and two years ago, I was swinging and accidentally let go, landing backwards on the border of our gate and some rocks. I also got hit by a bike when I walked out in the street because I was in a daze, my mom told me.

(( My parents always have fought a lot throughout my life to now, so I've been through a hell lot of very loud verbal fighting. It's nothing major, but I have to deal with this almost everyday... ))

Those were my total accidents in my life. Throughout my life, my mom fixed how I walked and how I sat because I always limped or sagged, as a result. I'm fine now, it's just my head now.

My parent say I always blank out a lot and how it interfere with how I interact with people. Here's an experience I'm pretty self-conscious about: my dad and I were at the DPS to pick up my permit last year. I was chill at this moment, no feelings or emotions. When we were called and automatically spewing answers to questions, he asked me to sign some blanks. I only signed one of them, but then suddenly I just stopped and handed him the paper. The man was a bit annoyed and began pointing by baby steps. I suddenly grew annoyed and signed them all. That was weird, so then I had to scan my thumbs on this device. I didn't realize there were two grips sticking out for one to hold so the thumbs could rest on the scanner. So I twisted my wrists to fit my thumbs on it. The man had to show me where to place my thumbs -_- I'm starting to think I won't do anything right...

These zone-out or clueless moments don't happen everyday, it just randomly happens, whether I'm at home or at parties or doing something important. There was another time when I was on my last drive time, and suddenly my thoughts were somewhere else. I tried to snap back to reality, but all I felt was the car speeding and the teacher beside me. Nothing happened, but we screeched to a halt at a red light. I snapped back totally awake.

My attention just likes to falter, I really hate this!! Any idea if this is normal or not? It's messing up my life, including driving on my own because my dad sometimes notes me that I don't always pay attention to the road. And I self-described myself with moderate depression because I know my behaviour, so does my depression contribute to any of this??
in general....
for some people this is normal
for some people it is part of their traumatic brain injury problems
for some people its part of medical problems
for some people its part of their mental problems
for some people its part of their medication side effects

we cant tell you whether this is part of normal, your traumatic brain injuries or your other problems like depression. only your own treatment providers can tell you that.

my suggestion if this continues to bother you contact your treatment providers. they can answer your questions more directly related to you and your problems.