Life was good, playing football, going out with friends and working as a boilermaker! Even after my first two concussions this pattern continued; I had no idea what was ahead. My first concussion was in 2012 playing football. I took a big hit, was disorientated and confused, but recovered quickly. I went out drinking with friends the next day and played, symptom free, the following week. A year later I was involved in a scuffle while intoxicated outside a club. I received a blow to the back of the head, vomited for the next 48 hours and had headaches for a week. My symptoms then resolved and I thought no more of them. Four years later, I was sling-tackled during a game. Unable to brace, my head slapped the ground. I played on, but postgame felt confused, unsteady and like an outsider watching in on what was happening around me. On this occasion my symptoms persisted. One week later, I still did not feel ‘quite right’ and I sat out for 6 weeks due to visual disturbance, light hypersensitivity, headaches and disturbed mood. After 6 weeks on the bench I was desperate to return to football. I convinced myself that I was well and reported to the medical team that I was asymptomatic; …

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两耳之间：脑震荡如何重塑我的生活

生活很美好，踢足球，和朋友出去玩，做锅炉工！即使在我的前两次脑震荡之后，这种模式仍在继续；我不知道前方会发生什么。我的第一次脑震荡是在 2012 年踢足球时。我受到了很大的打击，迷失方向和困惑，但很快就恢复了。第二天我和朋友出去喝酒，接下来的一周没有任何症状。一年后，我在俱乐部外面喝醉时卷入了一场混战。我的后脑勺受到了打击，在接下来的 48 小时内呕吐，并且头痛了一个星期。然后我的症状消失了，我不再想它们了。四年后，我在一场比赛中被吊索。无法支撑，我的头拍打着地面。我继续比赛，但赛后感到困惑、不稳定，就像一个局外人在观察我周围发生的事情。在这种情况下，我的症状持续存在。一周后，我仍然感觉“不太对”，由于视力障碍、光过敏、头痛和情绪紊乱，我坐了 6 周。在替补席上待了 6 周后，我非常渴望重返足球场。我说服自己我很好，并向医疗团队报告我没有症状；…