I bumped my head and now i'm afraid of internal bleeding !

Plus going to doctors or hospital will put your mind to rest, but you are having same symptoms I had once and it turned out to be migraine.

My mom is a strong believer in thinking i overexaggerate situations. Which I totally do. But I know she isn't gonna take me to the hospital. She will just ask if there's something that I am worried about, or try to think about the positives in the situation. I'm not sure what to do because I know my anxiety is making the pain and pressure worst but then again I am not sure if this is actually physically happening.

I truly want to go to the hospital to put my mind at ease but a part of me wonders what if nothing is wrong? It will just be another trip to the hospital for no reason at all and I know my mom hates that. It's just so hard. I truly hate this. It's like bad things always happen to me

I am unsuree what to write.

If you have an injury especially a head injury the usual pratice is to seek medical aid.

In the UK  16 entitles you to certain rights .I think the same applies in the Us where I think you are based.

?If you have hit your head on the doorknob in the manner you have described, if you have blurred vision, headache, pressure of your head etc then speaking as  a person who trained as a nurse and a mother then my advice remains the same. Please seek medical aid.

The dr will definitely take you seriously and carry out an assessment.

Perhaps the dr would explain to your Mom about head injuries.

?Good luck

I'm with icecool on this.  Judging from your post, it seems very likely that you're having a prolonged anxiety episode caused by this incident, BUT considering a bit of head trauma was involved, I think it's better to be safe and get checked out.  In the meantime try not to worry too much (trust me, I know it's hard!).  

I recommend you talk to your mom and try to express to her that you're not feeling normal and are having some very alarming symptoms.  The fact is, as people with anxiety it's hard for us to differentiate "real" symptoms, from ones induced by anxiety, so I think it's best to go to the ER and get checked out.  A few tests and you can have piece of mind.  

*peace 

Hi Steve

Even mild concussion can make one feel like ke is describing. When one bangs ones head then they usually experience after effects , however these do need checking out especially with the signs and smptoms Ke is describing.

As I am sure you are awae a good dr and nurse will judge each attendance on its own merits irrespective of how many times one has attended hospital in the past.

​Counselling is inappropriate in the case of trauma, the emphasis as we know is on assessing the injury then if necessary following it up with counsellng.

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I agree that's why I said I'm with you and at the end of the post I said they should go to the ER.

I know I've induced the very same symptoms in myself from anxiety in the past, but my point was it's hard to differentiate so it's best to get checked.

Very good advice and I agree 100%

I just wanted to say so in a way that wouldn't cause additional alarm, since the original poster sounds like an anxiety prone individual (which I can definitely relate to).

Thank you very much. The pain is irritating, so I am going to try to convince my mom to take me to the ER tomorrow morning. I am going to tell her the alarming symptoms I have been having and I will tell her that I just want to be safe about this situation. Thank you for the advice!

Thank you Steven!! It's so difficult for me to know what's a real symptom and what's coming from my anxiety so either way I am going to tell my mom to take me to the hospital first thing in the morning just to be safe. I appreciate the advice!!!

Hi ke

No problem. You appear to be a lot mor positive about the whole thing now. personally I think you knew what to do but just required a little support in order to carry it through.

Sometimes it is best to talk to strangers rather than to family.

The dr may ask you when the signs and symptoms started. It may be a good idea to write them down in bullet point fashion so you do not get confused or drawn down a different path.

You could start with the date of the accident and whether or not you recall everything. If not you may have lost awareness briefly. Ths is notthing to worry about .

The best thing is to keep very calm and this gives you control over your situation.

​May I suggest that if the dr asks to see you without your mother beig present then I would take him up on the offer.

I am unsure why your mother would not recognise that you need to be assessed.

I agree with Steve about not causing any additional alarm but I have to be honest and say that you need to get checked out. If yor mom will not take you to ER what will you do? Can you make your own way there or enlist a lift from a friend?

 

I knew i needed to go to the hospital but I was very unsure in a way if that makes any sense. I think my mom wasn't worried because people hit their head everyday & I am a bit over dramatic but I know this needs to be seen. Talking to others make me feel more comfortable because my mom knows me almost a little too well if that makes any sense. I am sure my mom will take me today because of how much I have been complaining about my head. Thank you for the support.

Hi Ke

?No problem. I am glad that you reached this sensible decision mostly on your own. You do make sense.

?Being a teenager is a tugh time but now you are 16 and considered an adult able to make your own decisions . However at that age on is usually financially dependent and reliant on parents or a parent for food, a roof over their head, for company etc, etc. In time you will learn to cu the apron strings and then flourish. You are obviously intelligent , sensible and able to think for yourself.

Now you are aware that a head injury shold be checked out then you are alredy feeling reassured . The next stage now is to act on t. It sounds as though your anxiety may be being casued or triggered by your mothers' knee jerk  reactions or attempts to reassure you and that you are not feeling reassured because what you are being told at home does not appear logical.

?A First Aid book may help to convince your mother  that head injuries be checked out especially the manner in which yours occurred..

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