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“I’m flat (personality wise) and my mind is blank and I have no feelings. It’s like my mind is stuck. … Honestly I have no thoughts or feelings and I’m just trying to live”

Cause

r/Concussion first-person OP u/Basic-Buyer-9313 (post 1mfd8ho): post-concussion at ~6 weeks; specialist cognitive tests bottom 1%; attributes flat personality, blank mind, and no feelings/thoughts to the concussion (not depression).

Duration

~6 weeks from concussion to Aug 2025 post

Recovery notes

Pain down to daily dull headache; returned to work 1–4h/day; Ritalin 5 mg BID "helped a little with actually thinking of things to do"; starting concussion therapy 3x/week. Still "no thoughts or feelings" / blank mind at posting — partial physical/functional only.

Source URL

https://www.reddit.com/r/Concussion/comments/1mfd8ho/