Banged head in temple area...concerned

Banged my head at work yesterday just above the temple on the right side of my head. At the time I felt a little dazed and shook up but not much more than that. I have had bumps and bangs to the head as much as the next person but this one just made me feel a little strange for the rest of the day. I'm a smoker and after going for a cigarette later in the day it made me feel sick. The accident happened at around 11am. After returning home at around 4pm I fell asleep very quickly which is unusual for me. The night before I banged my head I had only managed to get a few hours sleep so that could well explain feeling as tired as I did but being so exhausted was still unusual for me as I'm used to getting little sleep. This morning, the day after, I still felt a bit tired but as the day went on the symptoms have completely disappeared. It's now approaching 36 hours since and I feel completely normal again. But I am a serial worrier and Google everything and panic about the slightest twinge. A lot of people online suggest that the temple area is the worst area to sustain a head injury and that bleeding on the brain can come on progressively with no symptoms over weeks? How true is this? Should I be concerned? Should the presence of some mild symptoms which then disappeared be enough to determine that this was just a wack on the head in a sensitive area and nothing more? Or should I be worried? Apologies for registering to this site simply to post a concern but wasn't getting much luck on general forums. Any advice appreciated.

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