You’re Training Your Brain to Stay Stuck #pcsrecovery #postconcussionsyndrome
28 May 2026 · 0 min
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In this brief monologue, David Brimacombe describes a self‑reinforcing behavioral loop that many people with post‑concussion syndrome fall into. When symptoms arise, the individual instinctively stops what they’re doing, overthinks the situation, and then avoids further activity. This repeated response trains the brain to associate symptoms with a shutdown‑avoidance pattern, which perpetuates feeling “stuck.” Brimacombe emphasizes that simply recognizing this loop—seeing the stop‑overthink‑avoid sequence—creates an opportunity to interrupt it and begin a different, more adaptive response, thereby aiding recovery.
