Replying to Concussions

I just got my second-ish concussion during training for a comp, and it’s pretty tough to accept because i had the same exact injury last year.

During another competition last year, I sent a misty 7 and it went way too big (the jump was already pretty small) and i ended up face planting really bad and i did a scorpion. I ended up being knocked out for a good minute on the ground. After that, going back home knowing that i won’t be able to ski anymore was pretty hard to swallow, especially since i’ve never been seriously injured before. It turned to be a small concussion even though my lips and face was all ripped up and bleeding so i was pretty happy that i could come back after 1-2 weeks off. Now what’s bad is that the exact same thing happened today, but it’s less bad than last year. I was trying an unnat cork on training and I came too short and faceplanted again. Same exact cuts on my whole face. I can’t compete anymore and my head hurts. We’re unsure if it’s another concussion since the impact is not as rough (over rotating a misty gives you more Gs on impact than under rotating a cork). But right now what’s the hardest is mentally coping with the fact that i may have to call it off again for a couple of weeks. Im super disappointed and out of anything it was the last thing i wanted to experience again. I’m gonna have to go get cleared out if I wanna ski next week. So yeah the hardest part is mentally and I just know i’m gonna be even more stressed about getting a concussion again and also I’m gonna have a hard time trying out that trick again, since it was only my 4th attempt ever. Like everyone here ski is my absolute passion and i’m starting to think it could end because of injuries like this, and i’m glad this is my last year competing because i would start to be too scared to keep competing. Im worried that im not gonna be as confident and that i wont get as far as I could’ve been without these concussions. I’m also thinking for my future and i don’t want to have a messed up brain for the rest of my life. I’m pretty young and I still have a long way to go.

Anyone has dealt with a lot of concussions? How do you manage it, how do you go through it both mentally and physically? Am I cooked or am I chillin?

Thanks

**This thread was edited on Jan 17th 2025 at 7:59:40pm