Comments on: Missing the obvious mistakes after brain injury

By: Michelle #jumbledbrain

Michelle #jumbledbrain — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 18:08:22 +0000

In reply to Leah. Not everyone is heartless, just sometimes people can struggle to choose the right words that very convey the message with the compassion that they intended it to.

By: Leah

Leah — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 15:16:31 +0000

In reply to johnbarrella. This response is why I don't want to interact with humanity most days. Non understanding and heartless.

By: Joanne WOOD

Joanne WOOD — Mon, 09 Apr 2018 13:11:17 +0000

Interesting topic Michelle, I know I am a perfectionist, I like to get things right, since my brain injury this has been really highlighted. Now I get so much wrong, it’s a constant frustration of ‘ why I have done that now? How did that happen again?
My recovery has come so far, that I look ok, I can function in a way but I am nothing like I was. I can’t multifunction tasks, I can’t speak sometimes, my words are jumbled and slurred. Everything is measured with a ‘battery life’ will it leave me fatigued so I can’t function at all?
I hate that I can’t live a fast paced life anymore, I hate how everything is managed by strategies so I can cope and get the best outcome.
Oh how I would like to be precise in what I do, but does this make me less of a person ? No I think, although I am disappointed that I am no longer that confident, free person to just get on, I still have a get up and have another go attitude, a determination to try again. With or without a brain injury maybe we should stop comparing ourselves, and just be glad of how far we’ve come. Mistakes will always happen, it our reaction to them that’s important. It’s something that I am trying not to bother me as much, and some days I just laugh at it, that’s my poorly brain, again.

By: Karen DeBonis

Karen DeBonis — Mon, 09 Apr 2018 12:49:10 +0000

It reminds me of my adult son when he plays board games. He’s so smart, but sometimes he just can’t seem to grasp the simplest concepts. It’s sad for me to watch.

By: michelle.munt@yahoo.co.uk

michelle.munt@yahoo.co.uk — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 03:09:06 +0000

In reply to Carl jackson. Thanks Carl, yes fatigue definitely is the biggest culprit for me. I know everyone struggles when they are tired, but brain injury fatigue is another level. But as I was with such understanding and patient people this time no harm was done.

By: Carl jackson

Carl jackson — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 00:09:24 +0000

I did years of cognitive rehabilitation and most of it was learning coping mechanisms to deal with my issues. I screw up things when playing games a lot but most of the time it’s when my brain is fatigued at which point there’s really nothing I can do but know I am going to probably forget something or make a mistake if I keep going. I’m usually harder on myself then anyone else is with me. Luckily everyone around me knows this by now and I can sometimes even laugh at myself afterwards. I will mess up names, forget what I was doing, not know when people are talking to me etc. But Never stop doing anything if your having fun

By: michelle.munt@yahoo.co.uk

michelle.munt@yahoo.co.uk — Thu, 04 Jan 2018 03:54:01 +0000

In reply to johnbarrella. Thanks John, but I already know my injury is classed as severe. There isn't much in the way of therapy as I have been discharged from everything as they feel this is as good as can be expected.

By: johnbarrella

johnbarrella — Thu, 04 Jan 2018 02:35:38 +0000

Very simple. Get rehabilitation. Proper “cognitive rehabilitation’ will allow you to see that you had better not play anymore. The injury may be deeper then you think…