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JohnnyB · 12-12-2019, 07:43 PM

Damn, that is painful and familiar. I have experienced the same. I find no joy in watching activities or sports where people take blows to the head anymore because of how awfully I know it can mess up your life. Your brain is essentially what you are and needs to be taken care of.

Edit: I do still enjoy hockey, but I don't enjoy watching hockey fights at all anymore and really cringe when I see heads getting banged into the boards. Sports like boxing or MMA, I don't even want to watch for a moment.

It is amazing how powerfully a concussion can change your day to day life. Having your brain stop working the way you have been used to can make you into a different person, both in functional abilities and personality.

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JohnnyB Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Shanghai Exp:	Damn, that is painful and familiar. I have experienced the same. I find no joy in watching activities or sports where people take blows to the head anymore because of how awfully I know it can mess up your life. Your brain is essentially what you are and needs to be taken care of. Edit: I do still enjoy hockey, but I don't enjoy watching hockey fights at all anymore and really cringe when I see heads getting banged into the boards. Sports like boxing or MMA, I don't even want to watch for a moment. It is amazing how powerfully a concussion can change your day to day life. Having your brain stop working the way you have been used to can make you into a different person, both in functional abilities and personality. __________________ "If stupidity got us into this mess, then why can't it get us out?" Last edited by JohnnyB; 12-12-2019 at 07:56 PM.