In June 2021, I thought to be very happy with the life I lived. Having a good job, amazing boyfriend and a big social life. All of a sudden, I got into a car accident which left me with a 2.5 year long concussion.

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I couldn't do anything for months, had 24/7 headaches, no memory function, and couldn't carry a grocery bag because of the pain in my neck. My social life was dead and my Berlin Marathon cancelled.

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Doctors told me it would last a maximum of two months, but after these two months, nothing had changed. No one could tell me what was going on and why I still had those symptoms. My boyfriend and family didn't understand, I lost friends and never felt so alone as then.

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I wanted to get better and started doing research online. I came across a wonderful psychologist who helped me tremendously and brought me in touch with a skilled chiropractor focused on brain injuries. I finally found people that both understood and acknowledged me, my feelings and symptoms. They helped me get my joy and exercise back into my life and rethink my future career.

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Since then, I ran three marathons (Berlin, Boston and Sydney), my headaches are gone, my memory function is back, I have a smaller but more meaningful social life, and most of all I am feeling excited again about life and my future!

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I really thought living life again as I did before the accident would be all I wanted. Little did I know that nothing goes back to how it was, but I changed into a much better version of myself doing things that I love and that I feel passionate about, while being mentally and physically fit.