Hi guys, I just need to get this off my chest. It's something that I think is going to have permanent different effects on me for the rest of my life.
I left school and started college in 2010. In October the same year, a month after I started college and in my first week off, I had what was classed as a RTA (road traffic accident). I had a severe trauma to my head and I was rushed to the local hospital at around 3am and a few hours later I was blue-lighted to a better hospital. I had a subderral-heamorhage and was put under an induced coma for 3 days. I remained in ICU for a few days before being moved to my own ward. I had many injuries but the main injury was a few of my nerves being damaged. My skull was fractured and this crushed nerves in my orbital area.
It's now been over 2 years and I must say, it has affected my life so much. I hardly even realise it, but when I look back I see how it made me choose the wrong decisions, or held me back from doing things I could have once done. My self esteem is always low, and when I try to boost it, I am always reminded of what has happened because I have restricted movement in my right eye.
I have fallen out with the friend that basically saved my life and I've lost most of the people that had a big impact on my life. I ways have negative opinions on people but I don't mean to. I think this event in my life may be why I came to this forum.
Sorry if some of this doesn't make sense. I struggle to keep to my points and get lost in my explanations. Anyway, I just wanted to tell you about this. Hardly anyone in my life remembers my accident, and my friends wonder why I seem different to them. It really has had a big impact in my life and it makes me sad that my friends and family forget. Nobody really understands how life-threatening injuries affect you unless you've had the experience yourself. That's my belief anyway
EDIT: I think I am best able to give answers when the question is there, so if you have any questions please ask! & sorry i was not meant to post here, but I suppose my success is still being here!
I left school and started college in 2010. In October the same year, a month after I started college and in my first week off, I had what was classed as a RTA (road traffic accident). I had a severe trauma to my head and I was rushed to the local hospital at around 3am and a few hours later I was blue-lighted to a better hospital. I had a subderral-heamorhage and was put under an induced coma for 3 days. I remained in ICU for a few days before being moved to my own ward. I had many injuries but the main injury was a few of my nerves being damaged. My skull was fractured and this crushed nerves in my orbital area.
It's now been over 2 years and I must say, it has affected my life so much. I hardly even realise it, but when I look back I see how it made me choose the wrong decisions, or held me back from doing things I could have once done. My self esteem is always low, and when I try to boost it, I am always reminded of what has happened because I have restricted movement in my right eye.
I have fallen out with the friend that basically saved my life and I've lost most of the people that had a big impact on my life. I ways have negative opinions on people but I don't mean to. I think this event in my life may be why I came to this forum.
Sorry if some of this doesn't make sense. I struggle to keep to my points and get lost in my explanations. Anyway, I just wanted to tell you about this. Hardly anyone in my life remembers my accident, and my friends wonder why I seem different to them. It really has had a big impact in my life and it makes me sad that my friends and family forget. Nobody really understands how life-threatening injuries affect you unless you've had the experience yourself. That's my belief anyway
EDIT: I think I am best able to give answers when the question is there, so if you have any questions please ask! & sorry i was not meant to post here, but I suppose my success is still being here!