The Progression of Regression

OOC: Title inspiration

Seth's had it too easy! I finally thought of a way to mess with his life a little bit.

Staring down at one of my textbooks, the words suddenly start to move around and my vision begins to sway. As if on cue, my head begins to hurt too. I sigh and close my eyes, waiting for the pain and dizziness to pass. It doesn't. Post-concussion syndrome. The name for my disability suddenly appears in my mind. I've always managed it fairly well. Mostly, I can just bear with it when I'm in class or out with friends. Painkillers and medication help with that too. But now, with finals coming around, I'm stuck in my room for most of the day studying. There's nothing to distract me from the pain here (except the studying of course, but that's almost worse). My eyes still closed, I reach behind me for a bottle of pills. I swallow a few painkillers and return to studying.

Later, the pain returns, quicker than it usually does. It seems as though my headaches and dizzy spells have been getting worse lately. I decide to blame it on the stress of finals. Annoyed, I get up and leave my dorm room to take a walk around campus. A bit of fresh air should help me (hopefully).

After a few minutes of walking around, my dizziness only increases and my head begins to throb even more so. Leave me alone! I vent by mentally yelling at my own illness. Walking soon grows unbearable and I have to sit down on a bench. I briefly wonder how many of these benches are on this campus. As I sit, I hear the rattling of my medication from my pocket. I take out the bottle and stare at it, trying to focus my eyes. Feeling guilty, I subconsciously glance around me (not that I would notice anyone anyways) before opening the bottle and downing a few more painkillers. Taking more won't kill me... I foolishly think. It'll just kill the pain, right? Waiting for the pills to take effect, I lean back on the bench, hoping that I could enjoy at least part of the warm summer day.

edit: OOC: going to sleep so i will reply when i awaken (assuming i get replies LOL)