dealing with life after brain injury

Having a brain injury is quite a major incident that could ever happen to any individual. The damage caused by the injury not only afflicts the person physically and mentally but it also affects their social life. With a blink of an eye, the damage caused by the injury kills off the personality of that person. What arises after the tragic event will be something else. It won't be the same person or the same thoughts that will occupy the mind of that particular survivor. Therefore it is absolutely necessary that brain injury survivors get the appropriate treatment that they need to get back on their feet and this doesn't just mean getting good medical treatment, this would also mean that they have to get the right kind of social support and interaction. Many people are aware of the needs of brain injury patients and yet most of the time they are not able to do it the right way and they end up offending the patient, which may give them depression.

Patient recovery is also an effort from the patient itself. As a wise man once said the best kind of help is self-help, so patients have to contribute most of their healing journey. If you are a current in-patient inside the hospital after a traumatic brain injury then this entry is for you. Before you read through, I would first like to tell you that I understand your problems. I was once a patient myself after having been admitted to hospital because of an AVM rupture and was placed into a coma for thirteen days and became a vegetable for early a month. I know what it's like to wake up somewhere else and not knowing what happened to you or when the doctors tell you that your left side is paralyzed particularly your arm. Life can be cruel and unforgiving with all these circumstances as they go against our plans and expectations. However, we as patients and survivors of stroke or any other form of brain injuries are told often to suck it up and accept it, though this may be the right advice to give it is often the most offensive as this message is always presented as an unchangeable destiny for patients and that they have no hope of going back to their former self and being whole again.

If you are a brain injury survivor of any kind, the best advice or words of encouragement I can give you is that you are not bounded by your condition, your recovery as a survivor is progressive, it may not happen immediately but in the long run, improvements will always continue. if your doctors tell you otherwise then he is mostly lying or just being inconsiderate and should be fired for indecent treatment of patients. Just remember that the human brain continues to produce new neurons as we age, we just have to speed up the process and learn to use our brains differently after the accident. If you are worried about your social life especially your friends moving on and leaving you behind or that they have excelled in their career, while you are stuck in the same corporate position due to you being absent because of your accident then don't fret. Your suffering and disability is a strong indicator that you are on the right track to something great. The Universe has a way of rewarding those who endure suffering while punishing those who had it easy.

The next time you go about walking in public and you meet any of your friends or work colleagues who have become successful and are living your dream. Just walk away from them to prevent any feelings of envy or feeling being inferior to them. not getting in touch with them is often the best choice for self-healing and personal development. Therefore if you feel uneasy with someone just delete or block them on social media to prevent any contact that may cause you discomfort. It should be remembered that humans are social creatures and we need each other to survive, especially our friends to give us support during tough times but if they are not there for you when you need them or that they boast about they are achievements to rub it in your face then you know he or she is not a friend but an arrogant cunt.

If you are currently feeling down in the dumps because you are not able to do the things you used to do because of your disability after the injury then it should be reminded that your disability is only a temporary barrier and that you have to continue to work on it to be better. At times our disability acquires us to do things differently than we normally used to do it. it may take some time but as long as you accomplished what you wanted then there's no wrong with going slow. if you really feel that you are not progressing with what you are doing then perhaps you may want to consider changing to something else as an alternative. if you enjoy running but are currently confined to a wheelchair because of a paralysis then you should switch to an indoor activity like reading or writing to stimulate both the mind and brain to repair itself. This way yr brain gets engaged and reduces more neurons to reconnect the damaged connections and your other disability will follow suit and start to repair itself just like your brain.

Do not spend your time pondering on the glories of the past because it's already over. As a wise Viking by the name of Ragnar Lothbrok once said, "Don't waste your time looking back, you're not going that way again" in your free time try to divert all of your energy on things that are productive to your recovery, try diving in into books and read more information that will be helpful to you in the future, the more we learn the more we earn just as the great investor Warren Buffet once said. Avoid all unnecessary activities as possible such as watching TV or streaming pointless youtube videos. Though both TV and youtube can be educational, a lot of us tend to go off ou intended track and we end up watching something pointless such as twerking or pornography which could ultimately dumb us down by lowering our IQ and encourage us an unhealthy lifestyle of hedonism.

Our social life also affects our healing as well. If we hang around people who don't understand our condition then we end up being misunderstood most of the time and we don't get the support we need to be in a healthy friendship and we could even be exploited. It's best to say that brain injury patients should start hanging out with those who are older than them since older individuals tend to have more empathy than those of the same age. They may even have similar experiences which could help us or inspire us to improve.