New to Beyond Blue and hope I am able to shed some light & help myself
also...21 months ago due to backyard accident, I sustained severe head
trauma, resulting in hospitalisation & rehabilitation and a late
diagnosis of Dissociative Amnesia in where ...
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New to Beyond Blue and hope I am able to shed some light & help myself
also...21 months ago due to backyard accident, I sustained severe head
trauma, resulting in hospitalisation & rehabilitation and a late
diagnosis of Dissociative Amnesia in where I lost my entire and complete
memory, which also led to severe depression. along with other
issues....I remembered no one in my family what so ever, not my children
or siblings or even my partner, or my life but due to my family and my
children, they were able to fill in the blanks for my medical team of my
past history of depression, which I found out I had suffered on and off
for many many years....Most recently due to dissociative amnesia, my
depression has a strong hold, and often there are days when walking out
the front door is just not an option, I would shut myself away from the
world and refuse to talk about things..I had problems dealing with just
day to day stuff, relearning my life how to walk, look after myself,
relearn about the world outside, relearning technology, learning about
my past life and discussing it....and that was my worst enemy!!... I had
no memory of my past life and what I did learn or what I had memory
flashes of I had not dealt with in the past ...so they were carried into
the future, which along with D.A has caused my severe
depression..So...relearning how to open up and try to explain exactly
how and why I feel this way is not easy....why you feel you are in a
deep darkened hole unable to see any light above let alone found a way
out....I was very lucky to have my daughters help and found a very
lovely GP with a mental health back ground but still my biggest problem
was trust and dealing with my depression by going on medication ( which
at first I refused to do as I was unable to grasp the concept of what
had happened to me....my hardest battle besides the D.A. is remembering
to trust people enough to be totally honest with how I am coping and
confide in them with my daily battles...Opening up and trust is a
massive step, some days are darker than others and some days getting out
of bed is a struggle, I honestly know that without the help &
understanding from family, friends, mental health team and specialists I
would be in a darker deeper hole with no way out at all....I do know its
a constant battle but its a battle that can be won with trust and the
right people on your side....talk ...talk to who ever will listen to
you...get it off your chest..open up....
How do I talk to my doctor?
