What are the symptoms of CTE? 

For what its worth folks, ive had a lot of improvement by going low carb, supplementing D3 4000iu, A2000iu, E tocotrienols at 250mg, eating sardines (omega3) magnesium theronate 125mg and mag citrate 250mg and 3-5 mg of melatonin. Depression and anxiety much better. Anger down 50% and anger fuse is longer. Others have noticed the improvement. Hope that helps you.

As an athlete in my youth with dozens of concussions and 2 time TBI survivor--> I live with this.

This is scary i am 26 i fractured my skull as a baby and then I played football 5 grade to 12 grade in high school i was a head hitter i would use my head a lot . Now I'm having mood changes and weird behaviour .

I grew up very rough, my parents always fighting, at a very young age, around 4 or 5, I started banging my head into the concrete floor, or walls, busting things on my heaf, to the point where tho happened every week for 10 yeas on, my only way to cope was bashing in my head on something hard, even hit a blood vessel in my forehead once that would not stop bleeding, I'm older now, stopped all that, but have the very early signs of cte, anger, depression, lack of control, or I'm just weird and I was never like thiz, it was a slow progression, but I know I used to bang my head alot, . I hate My life. It probaly didn't help I played youth tackle football all thoze year's

So important...I've been riding BMX for 30 years, several blackout concussions and hundreds of hard Street landings , its a super fun sport, BUT hidden consequences....e.g...Dave Mirra, Colin Winkleman ...RIP...when we land hard from height I believe it will cause the same brain damage, even if you don't blackout and feel OK in the short term. I suffer with depression, anxiety, rage fits and apathy... now I think I know why GF.

I had a friend get diagnosed with this. He played contact football from the age of 7-19 and had multiple concussions. He basically lost his self control. But he also told me he didn't want to do some of the bad things he did, but he couldn't stop either. It's a hideous disease.

Played high school football 10-12th grade. Defensive end and tight end. Constant hard hits. I’ve wondered for years if I have this. Depression and anxiety and profound despair a lot.

For some reason I really enjoyed your voice and demeanor. I was diagnosed with Pugalistica Dementia 3.5 years after my first trip to the doctor to find out what was wrong with me. Im 40 now, and lost my marriage after 13 years. She truly deserves to find real happiness ! I never touched her out of anger, but the emotional rollercoaster destroyed everything. Sometimes my whole body cant stop shaking. My ex wife and i kinda chuckle as its like im purring like a cat while completely mentally relazex lol I wish i was not on medicaid, because i need better help / care. Id love it if you could be my doctor. Maybe i could even get my wife back :) Anyway, thank you for your video sir :) Love You & God Bless :)

not letting my kids play football. I have depression, hopelessness, anxiety, short fuse, impulse control, aggression , and memory problems. I am a multi millionaire , have a family that loves me, tons of friends and I could not be any less happy!! Haven’t had head trauma for over 20 years and it’s getting worse..

He puts it very well. Lots of insight.

I think I might have cte writing this is hard for me to do and sounds crazy but I want someone to listen. I mean I had to re write this comment 4 times just to be coherent enough to understand. It’s getting harder and harder everyday just trying to remember the littlest things. Playing football and always leading with my head gave me some of the worst feelings ever. And my dad wanting me to play was giving me a sense of pride and him actually spending time with me just in car rides to practices was a good feeling instead of staying out in a garage because he never gave me attention. And now I’m showing symptoms they think it’s me stressing out about COVID and not seeing my friends as often. But I don’t know if it’s psychosis or me smoking heavy at when I was in 7th and 8th grade. I don’t feel anything anymore just a confused and angst. The worst part about it seeing the hopelessness in my mom and family about what’s going on to me. I feel so alone

CTE affects the stomach function so pain the that area can be a sign. also headaches

Dealing with this in my life really sucks.

I’m only 20 years old and I’ve gotten about six or seven concussions. When I was young my dad would force me on the field and even when I got hit in the head and didn’t feel all right I had to stay out on the field I forced myself too. Not knowing that I would get a concussion again and I started having all these problems a few years ago I’ve seen a neurologist all of these issues you are talking about I have. I have tremors I have severe anxiety I have severe depression and I can’t even do anything in life without a part of myself telling me I can’t do that. I have all these problems in this video. and right now I’m in shambles like I am so scared

I was in a bad car accident flipped came out with some bruises around my body and a scrape/cut on my left temple I believe I hit my head hard. I had bad headaches and fatigue two days after. They said I have developed scar tissue. And my friends n family say I’m impulsive all of a sudden and I forget little tasks on a daily basis and mood changes.

My brother constantly bashed my head in everytime we got in a fight and im fairly certain its the reason why I started experiencing social anxiety and the feeling of apathy, I have no idea what to do since my parents brush it off..

I’m almost 100% sure I suffer from this disease.. I was in a bad car accident summer 2020 and had 8 fractures to my skull, orbital, and sinus plus a severe concussion.. The short term memory loss, mood swings, impulsiveness, disorganization.. Everything really, it’s scary because I’m only 26.. I almost don’t want to get old.

I've had several concussions from football and live with a lot of this daily

my mood and behavior I've noticed my rage is getting out of hand, the lack of care, can hitting your head on your own hard over and over as a child also cauze cte

Ex Military but last year had a major head blow in the night loosing enough blood to cover the bedroom floor like a murder scene. This caused Post Concussion Syndrome but after 13 months it has degenerated and I have Stage 3 CTE by definition. After last March I was in July a victim of a weapon attack by a Psychotic ex Israeli Army man for talking bad of my mother and me defending her honour I am just 35.

I was 6 years old. Bottom bunk Brother used to sleep top bunk. I would pull his blankets off his bed to wake him. One eventful morning. I went to pull the blankets off, and a rock the size of my head came down on top of my head. Breaking the skin . I was angry alot Multiple hemotomic concussions to the temporal lobe. Severe untreated heatstroke in excess of 12 hrs in 120° . I feel these sympotms years later . Last concussion was 2015 last stroke was 2013

Ive had over 40 concussions 30 before 18.most bmx few fights .ran over by 3 cars 4 times one turned around .hit in left side of head by a backhoe put me out work for bout 10 months and last one was a tree in same left side of head in 2014 i think .i try to get family to watch listen and understand but same ole line ...you didnt play football that long ..its a football problem ...no it started as a 1978 motorcycle ill fitting helmet on a 10 year old head.oh my first concussion was delivered by my sister with a bat at 5 .dead center of forehead im 53 and you can still aee that scar .my whole dads side of family died of Alzheimer's and with no insurance .im fucked till i can get on a research study.

What a terrible burden for people to carry .wish I had some clever words of comfort .💙

I believe I have this disease Played football into college, suffered an estimated 8 serious concussions with the last ending my playing days. The anger is beyond scary for everyone but me.

I deal with this everyday and it is getting worse. I think I have this. 😟

My life is crap. Thanks alot late 1980's football coaches that I had. Thanks for nothing.

After 20+ years training and competing on a professional level of muay thai and I am now battling this disease and over tha last 5 years its progressed rapidly. I need help walking, eating, dressing, showering. I shit myself and won't know it. I've started having organ failure and have had 9 major surgeries. I cant even tell you how many rounds of pt and ot I've been through. It started hitting me in 2008, I started having constant tremors, seizures, mood swings , you know all the fun stuff. I've made it to 46! I accept that as a win! I will take any kind of win I can just to try and accept where I'm at and that I still have fight in me. I need 24 hour surveillance so we have video baby monitors in our house because a few years ago I started getting up in the middle of the night and wander off out side scaring the shit out of my wife. People ask me if I had to do it over again would I have not fought in a sport that primarily drills you in the head with fistes,, knees, feet, legs, elbows, etc. I always answer the same way, yes I would still do it all except I might pull the reings in on letting opponents hit me in the head with power shots simply because I've got a thick skull and it mess with my opponents head when they noticed I didn't react to that specific shot. Pqst that I would do it all the same. Doing what I did took to alot places and met a lot of amazing people had I not done it I wouldn't have had such an exciting journey. On that note, all of my fellow c.t.e sufferers as well as all of the care givers going through this. Take care of you, accept where you are at and live your life the best way you can and always take any little win you can because those wins help unbelievably when you need that extra push to fight this beast!

I pledged my brain to the Boston University brain study. You should too

I'm 27 and definitely have it...

I played football and prided myself on the big hits. Now I have every freaking symptom.

Since childhood I’ve hit my head to self harm ... I wonder if I have this

Is it possible that the two predominant subtypes (Mood and Behavioural and Cognitive) are on a continue, where mood and behavioural issues manifest earlier, followed by cognitive impairment later in life?

Do you have to have head injuries or can this just happened to anyone

I am afraid I have cte ....not from football but head injuries from fighting mostly but car wrecks as well now that I'm 4o I have a much shorter fuse and cannot stop myself memory is going downhill I became a heroin addict started stealing I'm in rehab now but tremors like hands shaking scares me bad as I was hit in the head so many times I can't place a number on it as early 90s were rough and I was also in tai Kwon do at young age but the temper thing is getting out of my control but we won't know till I die I guess

My father was dog piled by the kids during Red Rover once, would that cause CTE now?

I am a former boxer. I think I may have CTE. Its the only thing that makes sense

I’m having a question, my husband for over 13 years and half is suffering from depression and anxiety. He committed several suicide attempts. He was admitted at different psychic hospitals, numerous prescriptions. Six months of ECT almost 18 episodes of treatments no luck or so ever of any improvements. He is an alcoholic and now he is a master of cheating on all types of websites. Every two weeks, he is looking for a new supply. Is this common for CET patients??? Every symptom you ever listed on this video, I lived and I’m running out of patience.

Damn I have borderline disorder and I am doubting If I should try MMA career, I guess it would be like be in hell if my borderline base combines the CTE damage

Well what If you are in a physical sport but you actually have something to be depressed about

You kinda don’t know what’s happening in your head but all you feel is anxious and the urge to explode. The feeling equal to before you black out, this is why people who lose control go ape shit Bc you just want the pain in your head to go away. Sometime suicide is the result. You’re so used to bracing for hits (ex Oklahoma drill) Ik I pushed my mental state to the limit. Almost to the point where the only thing I had in my head was to run as hard as I can into the dudes even if it hurt him. So once your football life is over with, your mind feels like it’s lacking the rage outburst contact sports offer. You are unable to release your anger. Honestly football can make someone lose themselves. Pro level or not. Sucks you can’t really say shit about it tho. Everyone knows the risk but now everyone knows the side effects each risk has. I love football but it’s hurts more emotionally than physically in the long run.

I’m 17 and all those hits are starting to add up bro it’s so ficked

Him saying anxiety twice gave me anxiety.

The government needs more funding about this and all head injuries and need to do something about football it's really popular here in USA and it's literally costing money for all these like loss of productivity also bodybuilding is horrible sport

Not liking how this sounds.

Jesus heals

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