Good books for anxiety?

[ninjabib]

Hey,

Looking for recommendations for help with my physical anxiety. Anyone ever had it? I don't mean social anxiety.

 Done some soul searching since my mutual split with ex of 5 years and i think this is what is holidng me back and partly what created the distance between us.

About 10 months ago at work i suddenly collapsed without warning ( i had been in working 10 days straight with a virus stupidly). Anyway as i fell (deadweight, i was out cold, no hands protection)i hit my head/face on 2 steel corners before face planting the concrete floor and ended up with fractured eye socket, bust open head and nearly lost an eye if i fell an inch to the left. I've not felt the same since.

I've tried many vitamins and supplements etc  that were recommended and nothing helped but i've been using cannabis oil recently and that has helped a lot. I was always a positive, energetic person and now not so much, i feel my mood fluctuate. Very rarely once a month maybe it would feel as if someones lodged an axe in my skull and the pain would be tremendous and make me a grouch I went to the docs with all my symptoms and she said "Classic case of anxiety, it will go away in time".  I think this 'mood' was what pissed my ex off but the pain was terrible.

I want to get out there and get back on it as time ain't on my side at 37 but feel it would be fruitless at moment until i'm back to my fullself and showing myself in my best light.

Any recommendatons appreciated

[N2thevoid]

Physical anxiety? Have you been tested for concussive head injury?

[ninjabib]

I have had brain/CT scans and heart scans etc all fine, bloodwork too - all fine.

Sometimes i'm as sharp as knife like i used to be but i go between that and what i would describe as an out of body experience. I literally can zone out without realising and come across as very distant. Happened at work today 2 colleagues were calling me apparently and i had no idea. My ex used used to say i was in a mood but i was never downbeat or sad just literally not there.

Until i can get this sorted i'm going to struggle to hold with a new girl. The doc just says this is quite common after a nasty head bump and it will go away of its own accord but i don't have the patience. I want to be me again.

[afcAL]

This sounds like protracted post concussion syndrome. Not much really known about the exact cause, but can last for a while.
Try books and videos by Tony Robbins - especially his talks on power of identity.
Hope this helps.

Al

[ninjabib]

Many thanks for the info. So it's (as i thought) mainly a mental thing, no medicine quick win for it?

Edit - i especially get it more at work where the accident happened. I work in a hectic industrial environment