Can a person with a brain aneurysm tell that they have a brain aneurysm without a doctor? What symptoms would the person have?

John had been feeling off for weeks. He was having strange headaches that felt like they were coming from the inside of his head, but he assumed it was just stress and didn't think too much of it. But then one day, as he walked down the street in a daze, he suddenly got a sharp pain behind his eye - so sharp that he doubled over and nearly fell to the ground.

He stumbled home and laid in bed for hours while trying to comprehend what had just happened. After some research online, John discovered that these symptoms could be indicative of an aneurysm or something more serious going on with his brain. He immediately booked an appointment with a doctor to have tests done to figure out what was wrong.

When John arrived at the hospital for testing, doctors confirmed that indeed there was something wrong: John had a brain aneurysm! The doctor told him that if left untreated this could be fatal so surgery would need to be performed right away in order to stop any potential further damage from occurring.

John realized how lucky he had been: if not for those sudden pains behind his eyes prompting him to get medical help quickly, things may have ended very differently for him! From then on out John made sure never again take even minor health concerns lightly; you never know when your body might reveal something far more serious than expected!