Repeated Head Injuries/Concussions

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I was wondering if anyone here has had repeated head injuries, or even concussions, and if you think they've had a lasting impact on how you function in some way?

I've had many head injuries and a few concussions throughout my life. A fair amount of them I think were self-inflicted because of things like banging my head when having a meltdown. I at least think I got the last two concussions by doing that, and I know I had a couple as a kid from that, too.

I think I've only properly noticed a lasting impact after the last concussion or two that I had. The last one was probably one of the worst ones, and I don't even remember exactly what happened when I got it, I just remember obviously being concussed afterwards. I had issues thinking and processing things for awhile after that one. It happened around 3 years ago and I still think I have more issues with impulse control after it, and that it may have affected the frequency and intensity of my mood swings to some degree.

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I've had a few, from slamming my head in frustration as well as from a car accident, fights, misadventure and athletic endeavours.

They're cumulative, which might contribute to why the last one was so severe.

Bob Probert ended up with CTE from getting punched in the head repeatedly. He described having periods where he'd be staring off into space when he was trying to play with his daughter.

Dale Jr. has some lasting damage from multiple (>12, sometimes quoted as >20) concussions. He's written quite a bit on the topic.

The emotional and impulse control impacts aren't uncommon and they can be hard because it feels out of character, like you understand that's not how you normally would be. I don't really have any advice but I can relate, I don't think I'd have the same emotional and impulse control issues (at least not to the same extent) if I hadn't of gotten my bell rung so many times.

Yeah, I don't think the last one would have been as bad if I didn't have all of the other concussions. I think it occurred relatively close to the second-to-last one, too. I thankfully don't think I've had another one in 2-3 years. I haven't had a meltdown so bad that I rammed my head that hard against something in quite awhile.

I hope I don't have any issues later in life due to all of these injuries, though I wouldn't entirely be surprised if I did. I just hope they are relatively minor if I do have any. lmao

I'm accident-prone (like many autistic people), and I've had at least 4 concussions in my life. No noticeable long-term effects...yet, anyway.