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Though I can't say all the changes have been bad...

brokenbrilliant wrote 10 hours ago: Thinking about my little enneagram test, I am actually glad that I’ve had to change in some wa … more →

Tags: brain injury, head trauma, Neuropsychological Effects of TBI, Personal Experiences with TBI, TBI Rehab, TBI Symptoms, TBI, Traumatic Brain Injury, Head injury

The person I used to be...2 comments

brokenbrilliant wrote 14 hours ago: I did an enneagram self-test last night, to see where I fall on that spectrum. I picked one out of t … more →

Tags: brain injury, head trauma, Neuropsychological Effects of TBI, Personal Experiences with TBI, TBI Rehab, TBI Symptoms, TBI, Traumatic Brain Injury, mTBI

Feeling normal. Normal is good.3 comments

brokenbrilliant wrote 2 days ago: Back from Thanksgiving for real, now… Back in the swing of things at work, where everything is … more →

Tags: brain, brain injury, Concussion, Family Issues, Head injury, head trauma, Life, mTBI, Neuropsychological Effects of TBI

Woo hoo! It worked!

brokenbrilliant wrote 4 days ago: I just got back from the best Thanksgiving ever. I had my plan, and I stuck with it. Each day, befor … more →

Tags: brain injury, Family Issues, head trauma, Neuropsychological Effects of TBI, Personal Experiences with TBI, TBI Rehab, TBI Symptoms, TBI, Traumatic Brain Injury

Traumatic Brain Injury and Suicide Part 22 comments

secondchancetolive wrote 6 days ago: Please read Part 1 and don’t give up on yourself or your process. Thank you. So if you are goi … more →

Tags: abuse and neglect, Acquired Brain Injury, Adult Children of Alcoholics, Bob Woodruff, Closed-head Injury, CoDependency, Desert Storm Veterans, Family, Friends

Traumatic Brain Injury -- Stress, Anxiety and Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Part 42 comments

secondchancetolive wrote 1 week ago: Please read Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 for context. Thank you. Family system roles — assigned a … more →

Tags: abuse and neglect, Acquired Brain Injury, Adult Children of Alcoholics, Bob Woodruff, Closed-head Injury, CoDependency, Family, Healthy Self-Care, Living with a Disability

A learning life is the best rehab for me

brokenbrilliant wrote 1 week ago: Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, and today I’m traveling to my extended family, several states away. … more →

Tags: brain, brain injury, Concussion, Head injury, head trauma, Inspiration, mTBI, Neuropsychological Effects of TBI, Personal Experiences with TBI

Alicia - A film about a brain-injured woman1 comment

brokenbrilliant wrote 1 week ago: I happened upon this film (broken up in to segments) about a brain-injured woman from Australia. Sev … more →

Tags: brain injury, Family Issues, head trauma, Neuropsychological Effects of TBI, Personal Experiences with TBI, TBI Rehab, TBI Symptoms, TBI, Traumatic Brain Injury

I'm sorry... I think?1 comment

brokenbrilliant wrote 1 week ago: I’ve been thinking a lot about my reaction to the post about the BIA booting a blogger from th … more →

Tags: brain injury, head trauma, Neuropsychological Effects of TBI, Personal Experiences with TBI, TBI Rehab, TBI Symptoms, TBI, Traumatic Brain Injury, mTBI

Traumatic Brain Injury -- Stress, Anxiety and Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Part 3

secondchancetolive wrote 1 week ago: Please read Part 1, Part 2 for context. Thank you. The impact of increased stress and sensory overlo … more →

Tags: 12 Step Recovery, abuse and neglect, abuse and trauma, Acquired Brain Injury, Adult Children of Alcoholics, Bob Woodruff, Brain injured Soldiers, celebrities with brain injuries, Closed-head Injury

So... work. So what?

brokenbrilliant wrote 1 week ago: My current therapist tells me I should not work so hard. So do other people who care about me. I … more →

Tags: brain, Brain games, Concussion, Coping strategies, fatigue, Head injury, head trauma, Personal Experiences with TBI, TBI

Who Am I? Part 3

secondchancetolive wrote 1 week ago: Please read Part 1 and Part 2 for context. Thank you. Through owning and respecting my boundaries, I … more →

Tags: 12 Step Recovery, abuse and neglect, Acquired Brain Injury, Adult Children of Alcoholics, Bob Woodruff, Brain injured Soldiers, celebrities with brain injuries, children of trauma, Closed-head Injury

Who Am I? Part 2

secondchancetolive wrote 1 week ago: Please read Part 1 and Part 3 for context. Thank you. Such behaviors undermine the individual’s abil … more →

Tags: 12 Step Recovery, abuse and neglect, Acquired Brain Injury, Adult Children of Alcoholics, Bob Woodruff, Brain injured Soldiers, celebrities with brain injuries, children of trauma, Closed-head Injury

Traumatic Brain Injury -- Stress, Anxiety and Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Part 2

secondchancetolive wrote 1 week ago: Be sure to read  Part 1 , Part 3, Part 4 for context. Thank you. In my experience I have found that … more →

Tags: abuse and trauma, Acquired Brain Injury, Being Healed, Bob Woodruff, Brain injured Soldiers, caregivers, celebrities with brain injuries, characteristics of traumatic brain injury, Closed-head Injury

You never know what's possible

brokenbrilliant wrote 1 week ago: Literally. You never know what people are capable of doing — both good and bad — till yo … more →

Tags: brain, brain injury, Concussion, Coping strategies, Head injury, head trauma, Inspiration, Mental Health, mTBI

What she said... about never giving up4 comments

brokenbrilliant wrote 2 weeks ago: Over at Unsolicited Advice, this wonderful pearl of wisdom about TBI survivors: What these men, wome … more →

Tags: brain injury, head trauma, Neuropsychological Effects of TBI, Personal Experiences with TBI, TBI Rehab, TBI Symptoms, TBI, Traumatic Brain Injury, mTBI

I guess we'll have to find TBI information elsewhere5 comments

brokenbrilliant wrote 2 weeks ago: Note: I’ve added to this thought here: http://brokenbrilliant.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/im-sorr … more →

Tags: brain injury, head trauma, Neuropsychological Effects of TBI, Personal Experiences with TBI, TBI Rehab, TBI Symptoms, TBI, Traumatic Brain Injury, mTBI

Traumatic Brain Injury -- Stress, Anxiety and Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Part 1

secondchancetolive wrote 2 weeks ago: Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live. I am happy to see that you decided to stop by to vi … more →

Tags: abuse and trauma, Acquired Brain Injury, Bob Woodruff, Brain injured Soldiers, brain injury, caregivers, celebrities with brain injuries, characteristics of traumatic brain injury, Closed-head Injury

But I'm not afraid...

brokenbrilliant wrote 2 weeks ago: Well, it looks like I’m going to be dropping my current psychotherapist. After working with th … more →

Tags: brain injury, head trauma, Neuropsychological Effects of TBI, TBI Rehab, TBI, Traumatic Brain Injury, Work issues, Employment, mTBI


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