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@TruthSeeker I had hypoglycemia throughout my entire 20s. I know its symptoms ...they were awful and it seemed to always be stress-related. A few times I was near shock ...with extreme nausea, weak tense muscles, trembling, headache that first began at back of my neck, very pale clammy skin...

@TruthSeeker Perhaps you are describing 'tunnel vision.' No wonder I misunderstood your off-balance and uncoordinated mobilizations during your highly emotional state. My dissociation is nearly always immobilizing where I'll simply freeze or I'll be abnormally calm though my heart might be...

@TruthSeeker Though my balance dysfunction has been directly related to my cerebellar brain tumors, over the past few years -- I might have misunderstood your reference to the loss of ones vertigo/balance as a symptom of dissociation. So I've been thinking about this symptom -- I had...

I was assessed by a psychiatrist in February of 2019. She said she knew of no drug that might help me …then suggested that I see a PhD. So then I did see a PhD for six session. I think this T had suspected I've been mis-interpreting my perceptions pertaining to my experiences. This T kept...

Does my PCP have the necessary training to diagnose schizophrenia? She's been my Internist for the past 20 years. Rarely has she seen me but twice per year to briefly review my blood-work, a few physical symptoms and to renew my prescriptions (non psychotropic). My last session with a trained...

My vertigo in 2013 was something I had never experienced before. It occurred very suddenly due to an ear infection. It was freaky -- as suddenly I didn't know which way to move my arms nor legs and severe. I was diagnosed via CT scan with one overnight hospital stay. -- I was released feeling...

No I haven't been seeking any new mental health work ups with a neuropsychologist. As for my PCP -- What she had actually said to me during the conclusion of my last visit was that, she thinks I'm schizophrenic and living in denial of my schizophrenia. She then removed the PTSD from my medical...

I was beginning to notice an obvious dysfunction of my balance, muscle coordination and muscle strength five months prior to my brain surgery. Yet this developed so gradually that's difficult to realize. One friend later told me that it looked like I was dragging my leg when I walked though she...

@TruthSeeker I agree my pain symptoms don't resemble CRPS. As to my direct experience of stress related pain -- I do recall feeling a tighten in my stomach when trying to learn to play guitar cords. It just felt so unnatural to me to be moving the fingers of my left hand that way. With my...

Yes. This is exactly what I was wondering. If anything, my 'brain jogging' will increase my stress-levels when attempting to process very difficult and confusing information. And might I be unknowingly over-exciting my brain's pain signals during these brain jogging attempts. This might also...

I just searched these symptoms and yet, my muscle stiffness and soreness pain was always equal, as in both legs, both feet and in my lower back. The classic fibro tender spots within the body I never seemed to have. Then too, these symptoms would always come and go, according any unusual...

In regards to my 'brain jogging' activity -- I'm sure that my fibro fog has contributed to my brain's processing difficulties -- Yet I'm beginning to suspect that my 'brain jogging' activity might be more directly related to my TBI occurring in infancy. When I was tested for LD at age 35, I was...

@Friday I know little about 'heart wellies' though found that this relates to the two-way communication between the brain and organs of the body via the vagus nerve. Yet the key point might be that, I'm mistakenly separating my heart/emotions from my mind/thoughts which results in my 'thought...

@TruthSeeker Briefly about the Elevate App -- you're correct. This app is only currently compatible with mobile devices. It won't allow me to create an account on my Android g3 phone. I'll try again after my phone upgrade. Thanks for suggesting it!

Four major surgeries and I hope this is the last of them. But then whatever it takes and as long as there's a fix! By the way, the Elevate app is available for download at the Apple Store. I've rather use is on my computer than smartphone, anyway.

I was told that the brain gets confused after brain surgery ...brain farts...could be. My craniotomy recovery was 5 weeks to be walking and driving again as before. My image-guided surgery serveral months later was a breeze with a 2 day stay. Actually my brain damage had not resulted from my...

Thanks @TruthSeeker I'll download and check out the Elevate app on my laptop!

@TruthSeeker Trying to grasp a better understanding of this 'brain jogging' myself -- Yes, it's an often conscious, purposeful and intentional process and yes, apparently not something that everyone does. But then, they might not be experiencing their mind as suddenly going blank, as I do at...

I've only adopted this simply idiom of 'Jogging the Brain' for lack of a better word description. I'm now beginning to suspect that, my 'brain jogging' activity isn't commonly used by others. This was never a technique taught to me nor had I ever read anything describing it. Because I have...

I'm not sure I understand your questions but I'll try. Easiest answer first... My brain jogging or brain jolting are exactly the same thing. No hot peppers, ice-water pool dips, running through thunderstorms nor other excitements required. Video game playing I once did to intentionally...

@TruthSeeker This is all very helpful and useful information to remember when preventing brain fog, thank you. I was trying to stay healthy though, I wasn't sleeping well and felt exhausted all of the time. I wanted to shut the world out. I had just lost my mother, sister and father suddenly...

@TruthSeeker Well firstly, I'm not a brain scientist. But when I talk about brain jogging or brain jolting please don't take this literally. I am referring to thought only and thought is not easy to describe. Basically, I'm talking about my own personal experience, in regards, to willfully...

During my 50s I was suffering from fibromyalgia and brain fog after my mother, father and sister unexpectedly died within a very short time. This was too much to bear. I wasn't sleeping well nor had I any other close family ties. Functioning from day to day became difficult. Then there was my...

Just a few more thoughts about my peculiarity of drawing imaginary diagonal lines across walls, as I had done on my classroom blackboard at age 9 or 10. I was then extremely stressed and fearful of making errors when reading aloud in my 4th grade reading class. Due to my aphasia my reading...

@Changing4Best The causes of Aphasia would be many. I know very little about it, myself, beyond my own difficulties. A few people I have known, have struggled with this inability to carry on a simple conversation. Fortunately you have the ability to express yourself quite well when using...