Comments on: Impulsiveness after brain injury

By: Michelle #jumbledbrain

Michelle #jumbledbrain — Sat, 02 Apr 2022 15:13:53 +0000

In reply to DD. Yes I hate that moment of realisation when I ask myself "Why did I think that was a good idea?!"

By: DD

DD — Fri, 01 Apr 2022 23:13:50 +0000

Hindsight can be a “kick in the Ass” but when it is enabled by many types of accidents, meds and or recovery it becomes harder to quantify to oneself.
Hyper-hyper no fun!

By: Michelle #jumbledbrain

Michelle #jumbledbrain — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 06:23:43 +0000

In reply to Fl Quirk. It's difficult when someone has fluctuating competence because when we are in a good place you want to be allowed to make our own decisions, but then the moments when we make unwise ones comes along and messes everything up. I had to take over my dad finances as he started to succumb to Alzheimer's, but he was more than happy for me to do that. I did take away his passport at one point because he was talking about flying to the other side of the world. It was less than 2 years after my own TBI and hadn't recovered much, plus I had PTSD so no way could I escort him. I felt bad about it but it was fir his own safety.

By: Fl Quirk

Fl Quirk — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 03:34:10 +0000

My sister had a massive stroke that affected her frontal lobes. We had to take her phone away as there were a number of times when she was planning to take steps which would wreck her stability. She’d planned to retire, purchase and travel before she had her stroke…afterwards she wanted to purchase the RV from her funds in her 401K account. Another time she was planning to change her name on all of her accounts, and another she was planning to change all her passwards.

As she hadn’t purchased long term care insurance because she was in decent health, we needed to conserve her assets. It was hard for her not to be in control of her money but we felt it was best.

By: michelle.munt@yahoo.co.uk

michelle.munt@yahoo.co.uk — Tue, 14 Aug 2018 14:30:13 +0000

In reply to Cathleen. I guess we only learn the hard way that sometimes what we mistake for instincts or principles need to be adapted to our new situation - but that takes time.

By: Cathleen

Cathleen — Tue, 14 Aug 2018 10:51:53 +0000

Yes I totally relate to all three of your examples! Thanks for sharing. I thought that was just me. I think because there are many things I can’t do now, so sometimes when I get an idea in my head I can latch on and not let go until it’s done… for better or often worse to my personal health. So helpful to think through!

By: michelle.munt@yahoo.co.uk

michelle.munt@yahoo.co.uk — Thu, 24 Aug 2017 10:22:52 +0000

In reply to Robert C. Ciampi, LCSW. Thanks Robert for sharing your experience, and I hope you and your client continue to move forward with her therapy.

By: Robert C. Ciampi, LCSW

Robert C. Ciampi, LCSW — Thu, 24 Aug 2017 00:41:32 +0000

I am a licensed clinical social worker in NJ and am currently working with a young woman who was in a carnival ride accident about 2 years ago and subsequently incurred a TBI. I did not know her before her accident, but since she has told me numerous stories about her poor decision capabilities. She seems to lack the ability to discern between showing good judgment and poor judgment in her decisions. Purchases of big ticket items, trusting the wrong people, loaning money to folks she barely knows, and she is currently dating a man twice her age. We have been talking about how to put off making decisions and to ask the question, “Is this something that will help me or could it potentially wind up hurting me?” After reviewing a number of situations where she made poor decisions, she realized, after the fact, that her decisions wound up hurting her. I am not an expert in the area of TBI, but this article prompted me put down in words what I have experienced in the therapy sessions.