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May 12, 2009, 05:11 AM
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You know your life really sucks when the most interesting thing to happen to you in the past week is having a tree fall on you. Yes you read it correctly. No, I am not seriously injured.. which is annoying. I took a tree to the head and have nothing to show for it. Yes, it hurt but not as much as you'd think.
The part that humors me the most is I was planning on voluntary hospitalization and then ended up not going because of this. |
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May 12, 2009, 09:41 AM
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Oh gosh! I'm glad you are ok.
((((( MisanthropicOne )))))  
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May 12, 2009, 12:04 PM
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MO,
I'm glad you are all right. but Why would it keep you from continued planning for voluntary hospitalization? Just a thought... Catherine
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May 12, 2009, 04:09 PM
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 I'm all around uncomfortable with the entire idea. I don't see how medicating me is going to make anything better.. it hasn't before. As well I have problems with people touching me so with head trauma it practically guarantees someones gonna do so. I guess what it comes down to is I had built myself up for the inevitable and then after getting hurt I was in no mood to be irritated any further. I just wanted to relax and sleep. Yea, yea, yeah.. I know someone is gonna say I should have gone based on the head trauma alone.. I did have a falling tree land on my head. A million things could have gone wrong.. oh well. |
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May 12, 2009, 06:47 PM
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MO,
My reaction might surprise you...ya gotta do what ya gotta do...or not do. You are being honest about the touch issue, and I think that is very important...the honesty and the recognition that it could make things worse. So why not step back and think about it later? This accident did help you focus on what you may need to do before any voluntary hospitalization... MO, I do have concerns about the head trauma, though. It can have lasting effects as I'm sure you know...but those effects can be slow in showing and quite possibly they are chalked up to being unstable. Please watch for anything that you know is unusual for you or anything that intensifies, ok? I've had three CBIs, and it's now known that even minimal head trauma is just that--a trauma. It can effect so many things...and if you've had more than one? The effects are cumulative. Darn near spit my legal Coke on the monitor when you said "sleep and relax" and headache after a tree fell on you... Let me know you are awake and all right? Those things just don't mix... Thinking of you, Catherine
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May 13, 2009, 12:38 AM
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I just see the potential for a lot of things to go wrong. Being in a hospital, unable to leave as I wish, will irritate me and I know that certain parts of myself will be tempted to act out. I can just see that part of myself going 'ok, im done.. we're leaving' and kicking down doors to regain freedom. Anyone who got in my way or tried to restrain me would get hurt. I have the tendency to view strangers as inanimate objects and therefore care little for them.. they're just obstacles to be avoided. I always have that on my mind.. I have to be conscious of the safety of others as well as myself. There are just a lot of issues to address beforehand with whomever is going to provide care. I'm doing well as far as the head injury. My gf has been hyper vigilant in observing me.. nothing out of my norm thus far. The only real affect is my feeling weird.. tired mostly and a little lost at times. I'll be honest and say something im my head feels mildly 'altered'.. its difficult and probably pointless to even attempt to explain. I don't feel it is anything that warrants concern.. the pulled muscles are by far worse. I am ok and im still here.
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May 13, 2009, 10:52 AM
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Thanks for the update... I'm including this link and the info will let you know what you might experience. It's in PDF format and pages 3 and 4 will give you some idea of what to expect after this happened to you. Page 4 lists the possible effects you may have...two being fatigue and disorientation...neither has to be major in its' presentation. It may help you to be aware of the possibilities... Mild is not really an apt description of the effects. This is a lengthy report but worth at least reading the first few pages for reference. http://www.cdc.gov/TraumaticBrainInj..._booklet-a.pdf I admire your honesty about wanting to be careful re treatment for mental health issues. It falls into a gray area and compromise may be necessary. As long as you are honest about your concerns, staff members of inpatient facilities will work with you about them. One of the things we did on our unit was to work out a signal for the client to use when they were reaching their limit about something...sounds simple but it was amazingly successful. It prevented many problems for staff and clients alike. My favorite one was a client who would "flip" us off...his way of telling us to back off/be alert because he was feeling threatened and therefore would react accordingly. Many options are available to you, MO. It's a matter of finding the one that most closely meets your needs. Please...still be alert for possible problems from the tree incident...from the report, you'll see that mild concussions can and do worsen mental health issues. Best wishes, Catherine
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May 13, 2009, 11:12 AM
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Hey MO...wish I had a tree fall on me...I don't even get THAT much interest...Glad your seeing the humor in it, though....come on....you gotta...BTW...is that a classic mustang in your avatar?
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May 13, 2009, 07:49 PM
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May 13, 2009, 08:12 PM
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May 14, 2009, 12:56 AM
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are you still having the headaches? and that weird feeling? please don't let it go on. I know how you feel about physicians, etc....but you may need to have it checked. http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/ wasn't sure you knew about this part of PC. scroll down a bit over half the page and you will find a forum for TBI and post-concussion syndrome when you mentioned having several head injuries, this came to mind. it may be worth checking into...jmo, of course. actually it's not just my opinion but also personal experience Catherine
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