Being At Peace With TBI Self
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The emotional loss after any brain injury can be the most devastating. With extraordinary people such as Helena, that loss can be even more potentially catastrophic because so much of their self esteem has been tied to the achievements that they have obtained. Fortunately, Helena seems to be in a good place.
I'm really at peace with it, because there were so many things about me and in my, my pre-accident life that were irrelevant. They were things that I did because I thought I should do them or because other people told me to do them.
That first six months, when I was immobile and just kind of surrendering, like I say, when all the noise went down, I found out what is really important, and so few things are. Quality of life is, and, and going slower is exactly what I needed, so I don't care if I don't play perfectly.
I do get tired very easily, but I have no qualms about saying, I'm going to bed now, I'm taking a nap, you know. I say well I'm going to take a nap first, bye.
Helena has an ongoing sense of gratitude to those who helped her to survive, to find this place of peace, which is why she wanted to participate in TBI Voices, so that her voice could be heard by others who were at a time when they needed that support. Her advice to those new to brain injury:
Be proactive, get everything from your doctors, and don't let them try to run your life. Ask for what you need, over and over and over again. For the survivors, you've lost some things but you've gained so many other things, so as I said, my life is so much slower, and I don't have responsibilities to many people, so I know that's something that makes people agitated.
http://tbilaw.com/series/helena/
http://braininjuryhelp.com
1-800-992-9447
The emotional loss after any brain injury can be the most devastating. With extraordinary people such as Helena, that loss can be even more potentially catastrophic because so much of their self esteem has been tied to the achievements that they have obtained. Fortunately, Helena seems to be in a good place.
I’m really at peace with it, because there were so many things about me and in my, my pre-accident life that were irrelevant. They were things that I did because I thought I should do them or because other people told me to do them.
That first six months, when I was immobile and just kind of surrendering, like I say, when all the noise went down, I found out what is really important, and so few things are. Quality of life is, and, and going slower is exactly what I needed, so I don’t care if I don’t play perfectly.
I do get tired very easily, but I have no qualms about saying, I’m going to bed now, I’m taking a nap, you know. I say well I’m going to take a nap first, bye.
Helena has an ongoing sense of gratitude to those who helped her to survive, to find this place of peace, which is why she wanted to participate in TBI Voices, so that her voice could be heard by others who were at a time when they needed that support. Her advice to those new to brain injury:
Be proactive, get everything from your doctors, and don’t let them try to run your life. Ask for what you need, over and over and over again. For the survivors, you’ve lost some things but you’ve gained so many other things, so as I said, my life is so much slower, and I don’t have responsibilities to many people, so I know that’s something that makes people agitated.
http://tbilaw.com/series/helena/
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I relate to this, however i do feel a great sense of loss of self.