I fell and hit my head pretty damn hard the other day and managed to break my nose as well. (Strongly recommend holding onto things while on a moving bus for anyone reading this.) Got a CT and it said no obvious brain damage or anything, but they're having me get checked out at a concussion center tomorrow because it's looking like the chances of me being concussed are pretty darn high, especially since my memory cuts off before the actual collision and only resumes several seconds afterwards, when I was pretty surprised to look down at my clothes and see them covered in blood from my nose! Also the usual mild dizziness, headache, noise sensitivity etc...

But I'm noticing that I'm just like, really fucking upset today over small things. I've struggled with disproportionate emotional responses in the past and have what feels like a laundry list of mental health dxes, but I've been medicated and in therapy for so long that I'm basically able to respond to everything normally/healthily and not get stressed out or angry hardly ever. Today and last night though, I am really just on the verge of angry tears over the dumbest shit like my phone running a little slow. I'm a bit paranoid that some of the progress I've made over dealing with my crazy emotional issues over the past 8-9 (!) years of therapy and medication might be undone :(

I guess I'm just wondering if any of you experienced this kind of intense emotional state after your injury, and then were back to your regular emotional baseline without any major issues shortly afterwards! And if not, any words of encouragement? Suggestions for ways to tell my coworkers what happened without making them cringe in sympathy like my family did? Broken nose jokes? :) Thanks! I'll continue to try to keep a positive outlook and deal with things healthily!

TL;DR I've started angry crying over nothing several times the day after hitting my head pretty hard. That doesn't necessarily mean I'm gonna be super irritable for a long time though, right?