Posted by saw on December 8, 2004, at 1:18:26
In reply to stress - trouble thinking, posted by alesta on December 8, 2004, at 1:06:31
Hi Alesta
This happens to me all the time. My brain turns to mush after extreme stress. I cannot compute even the simplest of things. It is not brain damage, but sweetie, just your brain's way of saying time out, I'm bushed and I need a break. When this is at its worst for me (almost every second day), I grab my pillow and the remote and mindlessly channel hop without even focusing on the TV. (Or have a real good cry). Your brain gets so very tired from being under extreme stress, especially for 5 hours! Try not to worry more about it, it will pass. Maybe you can shut out all external stimuli and run a warm bath with some bubble bath or something. Just lie there with the lights off and not worry about what you can or cannot think about.
Don't let this panic you. It's a perfectly normal after reaction to your stress.
BTW - are you ok with what placed you under such stress?
Sabrina
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