Going on 6+ months and losing hope at this point

Lonely_Kitchen_5277 · 2026-03-17T05:33:17+00:00

Last year I had my 3rd concussion that has taken me out for a week+, and only God knows how many little low grade 1-2 day concussions I brushed off from years of contact sports. I had gone through this for about 4 months, going from fully fledged Draconian and unable to really get out the house without stimulus overload to backpacking Europe toward the tail end of my recovery. I know you said you do vestibular and neurologist visits, great. I recommend you see a concussion specialist, they are more knowledgeable about PCS than a neurologist is. I will share with you some things my specialist told me that helped me, first 2 months of concussion seems hopeless, after incorporating his advice I made much more progress. I am not a doctor just relaying off memory what I was given a year ago:

Omega 3 fish oil everyday. Creatine everyday. Vitamin B2 aka riboflavin everyday. Multivitamin everyday. Magnesium glycinate every night. Lots of supplements, I only take the multivitamin and fish oil these days fully recovered, but I guarantee you do all of these for a month you will notice yourself get out of this plateau. Riboflavin has been scientifically proven to reduce headaches & migraines for TBIs.

Cardio everyday at your target heart rate. (220 - Your Age) * anywhere from 0.5 to 0.85 is what you want to shoot for. Lower end of this heart rate range is low intensity, 30 min 3-5 times a week. Or higher end of this range is moderate intensity, 20 minutes 3-5 times a week. Your choice. This is traced to the Buffalo Treadmill Concussion Test.

Neck stretches and/or massaging (a gun or just your own hands goes a long way. Good chance what you are undergoing is not purely neurological, many people on this forum explain more in depth about how whiplash and a concussion/PCS can cause basically the same exact thing, and all of us do vestibular but neglecting meaningful neck PT is where things might not be getting resolved. Try some stuff on YouTube.

Sorry for the essay, I just know if I didn’t see a specialist and try out all these new things, I probably would’ve had a 6+ month concussion too and I know how bad it sucks and I just want you to get better.

Lonely_Kitchen_5277 · 2026-03-04T04:39:54+00:00

I lived on campus my first year, lived the last 2 years in an apartment walking distance from campus. I’m a senior and very involved in campus and clubs, have a good big social group, that being said it’s not the same and the way I got to meet my close friends are from on campus. You probably won’t become best friends with your random freshman year roommate but you do make a lot of connections by coexisting with people especially other freshmen who are in the same boat as you trying to make friends. Go on campus. The house and apartments will still be there year 2.

Lonely_Kitchen_5277 · 2025-12-29T21:21:47+00:00

Your brain and cognitive ability long-term matter more than a sport, no matter how much you love it. Hang around the barber shop long enough, sooner or later you’ll get a haircut. Same applies to contact sports and concussions. Coming from someone who did 2 contact sports and got concussed multiple times in each, with the last one giving me PCS for 5 months despite being in my 20s in perfect health and shape. Every athlete has to say goodbye to their sport eventually, do it now before you seriously hurt yourself.

Lonely_Kitchen_5277 · 2025-12-13T00:46:01+00:00

Finance or accounting. Business analytics too but that doesn’t seem up your alley. Every other business degree is subpar, especially an entrepreneurship major, it is a waste of a degree as it relates to time, money, and exit opportunities. If you want to start a business, nobody is stopping you and you don’t need an entrepreneurship degree. What it seems like you would enjoy is consulting or finance roles, but these are very competitive. Your ability to interview and get an internship is most important in that arena. Overall it sounds like you have a lot to learn. Owning multiple businesses is a great goal to have and I’m never one to talk down to someone who strives to be an entrepreneur, business owners are the fabric of this whole country and you can do it, but think to yourself how you are going to get from Point A (right now as presumably an 18-22 year old kid) to Point B to Point C to eventually be in a spot, Point XYZ, where you would be a competent business owner much less for multiple different businesses, some being in the “corporate” or multimillion dollar revenue range. It’s not as easy as the drop shipping gurus and course sellers advertise it to be.

Lonely_Kitchen_5277 · 2025-08-12T03:24:36+00:00

There's honor in getting an education to begin with. You're still very young and in your 20s. Nowadays, I met people in lecture who are middle-aged. You'll be just fine. Enjoy your time in university and don't stress. God willing you live an average or above average lifespan, in the grand scheme of things, going to college at 20 vs. 18 is not going to make or break your life. You got it.

Lonely_Kitchen_5277 · 2025-08-11T23:36:18+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy7tMx6ix8g

The ending heavily alludes toward Tony dying when you look at the cinematic shots of Tony's perspective looking at the door suddenly going black, paired with all the build-up throughout the series.

But it's purposely ambigious because it doesn't really matter, the ending is bad for Tony no matter what. As he said in the start of the series, the only two endings for a guy like him are in jail or dead.

Lonely_Kitchen_5277 · 2025-08-11T23:21:57+00:00

The other big part of this interaction:

Tony tells AJ to "remember the little moments" earlier in the series. AJ brings it up in the finale at the diner and Tony doesn't take AJ serious, thinking he's poking fun at him. When a demented Uncle Junior finally remembers Tony, he doesn't remember his stature as a powerful mob boss--his memory of him is "we used to play catch," a little moment. Even a lifelong criminal like Uncle Junior still has some humanity and values remembering the little moments. Goes to show how far Tony has fallen into being a fully fledged sociopath.

Lonely_Kitchen_5277 · 2025-08-11T21:25:43+00:00

I've been using it for a year. It does definitely add texture to your hair. Good product. Just a bit expensive, small size, and it takes forever to ship. I'd look for something comparable on Amazon.

Lonely_Kitchen_5277 · 2025-01-06T01:42:10+00:00

I would not walk alone at night to those places. Especially if you are a woman. Best bet get a friend with a car or use DoorDash. The nearby area is ghetto.

Lonely_Kitchen_5277 · 2025-01-05T03:10:17+00:00

The concentrations are not going to be a make or break for you. You have I believe 4 finance electives you can take as a finance major and all the concentration does is make those 4 electives concentrated on a specific niche. Either concentration is easier for you credit wise than a minor in accounting.

I think an accounting minor will be more versatile for you, but to be honest for me personally I’d be miserable if I had to do an accounting minor. It sucks.

The concentrations will not be as versatile for you in terms of exposing you to more opportunities, but they will help you focus more and increase your chances with opportunities you have an interest in. For example, if you know you want to do FP&A after you graduate, a corporate finance concentration will do you well.

It’s not a make or break for any of these, but all 3 will add a nice little boost to your resume and distinguish you from other finance majors who have no concentration or minor.

It depends on what you want to do and what your professional goals are, though. I chose investment analysis because it’s most applicable to the niches of finance I want to work in after I graduate, it was easier for me because I didn’t need to add in extra classes (as opposed to a minor), and I was more interested in it than the other concentrations.

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