Not a good day! I got punched in the face by a student today and ended up in hospital with concussion.

[TruthSeeker]

So I spoke to the Union woman again. I got her name wrong but they found her for me. So I have to write two statements and not one. I have divided them up into two statements. I was experiencing a great deal of anxiety but I pushed through because I need to get this done. I am catching an Uber to go to the doctor because I won't drive until I am better.

Tell the schedule ol that you are not feeling up to driving. See if someone you trust from school ( nurse or guidance counselor maybe) can drive you.
That is also a very wise choice w a head injury to be cautious w driving after an insult to the head.

 

[ms spock]

Okay I got to see the doctor, so I got the Workcover Certificate and the other letter. I am reviewed next Thursday by the doctor.

 

[ms spock]

I took a 10 minute break that took 45 minutes but I have done quite a bit since this morning.

I am not feeling that good. The anxiety is really tough at times. This has really knocked me for a six. I think I am getting better but I am pretty stressed about writing these two incident reports up and sending them off with the documentation. I need to get it done today. I just need it down now.

 

[ms spock]

So now I have lost the draft of one of the documents that I have been writing. I was working on it for awhile before I went and had a break and now I can't find it. I am crestfallen. This is so hard to do when I am not feeling so well.

 

[Teasel]

It's a lot to deal with, you are doing really well in very difficult circumstances indeed :hug:

 

[littleoc]

So the Union Woman said that I should have written a report the same day and the doctor should have written up a Work Cover thing on the day I saw her. I didn't know to ask for that, and I could barely communicate. So yeah you were all right about writing it up and I wish I had done that but I wasn't capable of doing that, that was a combination of the punch and high anxiety at the time. Also I was confused. I still can't remember the day that well.

Something like that happened to me when I got my last concussion. It sucked. I didn’t know about worker’s compensation laws here in the US so I refused to call an ambulance and instead called some friends (not my normal course of action). I wasn’t told until like a week later by my employer that they legally owned me! And then I couldn’t understand them, and kept getting confused...

That’s a long way of me saying not to be hard on yourself. It’s already over with, you can work from here.

 

[ms spock]

Anyway I wrote a statement then I lost all the work. I don't understand how I could have done that. I did that the other day with the covering letter in an email for the statements of what happened then I rewrote it and the next day it turned up in drafts. I gave up for the day which is not the best but there you go.

 

[TruthSeeker]

Anyway I wrote a statement then I lost all the work. I don't understand how I could have done that. I did that the other day with the covering letter in an email for the statements of what happened then I rewrote it and the next day it turned up in drafts. I gave up for the day which is not the best but there you go.

Did you lose it in your computer? Or was this a hand written document?

 

[ms spock]

On a computer @Wilbur

 

[ms spock]

I really lost it for about 24 hours. I have become highly reactive again since being punched in the face. I still haven't submitted the letters and medical documents but I do have them all.

 

[ms spock]

My PTSD symptoms are really heighened at the moment. I spoke sharply to the dog this morning to be quiet. She was whinning at the door to our bedroom. She has been been really whinny this week and I lost my temper.

I am terribly anxious. I am highly reactive.

 

[Teasel]

Completely understandable, such an upsetting thing to go through, and the concussion must be making things ever so hard.

Can you do anything soothing or calming at all? Or grounding maybe. :hug: