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Blogs about: Personal Experiences With Tbi

Learning to sleep

brokenbrilliant wrote 5 days ago: Something quite nice is happening to me, these days: I’m learning to sleep, and I’m lear … more →

Tags: fatigue, Sleep Deprivation, cognitive-behavioral issues, TBI Physiology, insomnia, Neuropsychological Effects of TBI, sleep, Relaxation

What I do, versus who I am - TBI and Behavior Issues7 comments

brokenbrilliant wrote 1 week ago: I have been giving a lot of thought to behavior issues that arise as a result of TBI. Discussing my … more →

Tags: brain, brain injury, Concussion, fatigue, Head injury, head trauma, Mental Health, mild traumatic brain injury, mTBI

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

brokenbrilliant wrote 1 week ago: Thinking about my little enneagram test, I am actually glad that I’ve had to change in some wa … more →

Tags: Blogging, brain, brain injury, Concussion, Coping strategies, Head injury, head trauma, Life, Mental Health

The person I used to be...2 comments

brokenbrilliant wrote 1 week 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, mild traumatic brain injury, Neuropsychological Effects of TBI, TBI Rehab, TBI Symptoms, TBI, Traumatic Brain Injury, mTBI

Feeling normal. Normal is good.3 comments

brokenbrilliant wrote 1 week ago: Back from Thanksgiving for real, now… Back in the swing of things at work, where everything is … more →

Tags: brain injury, Family Issues, head trauma, mild traumatic brain injury, Neuropsychological Effects of TBI, TBI Rehab, TBI Symptoms, TBI, Traumatic Brain Injury

Woo hoo! It worked!

brokenbrilliant wrote 2 weeks 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, mild traumatic brain injury, Neuropsychological Effects of TBI, TBI Rehab, TBI Symptoms, TBI, Traumatic Brain Injury

A learning life is the best rehab for me

brokenbrilliant wrote 2 weeks ago: Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, and today I’m traveling to my extended family, several states away. … more →

Tags: brain injury, head trauma, mild traumatic brain injury, Neuropsychological Effects of TBI, TBI Rehab, TBI Symptoms, TBI, Traumatic Brain Injury, mTBI

Alicia - A film about a brain-injured woman1 comment

brokenbrilliant wrote 2 weeks 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, TBI Rehab, TBI Symptoms, TBI, Traumatic Brain Injury, Head injury

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

brokenbrilliant wrote 3 weeks 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, mild traumatic brain injury, Neuropsychological Effects of TBI, TBI Rehab, TBI Symptoms, TBI, Traumatic Brain Injury, mTBI

So... work. So what?

brokenbrilliant wrote 3 weeks ago: My current therapist tells me I should not work so hard. So do other people who care about me. I … more →

Tags: head trauma, TBI Rehab, TBI Symptoms, TBI, Traumatic Brain Injury, Head injury, Concussion, fatigue, tbi education

You never know what's possible

brokenbrilliant wrote 3 weeks ago: Literally. You never know what people are capable of doing — both good and bad — till yo … more →

Tags: brain injury, head trauma, mild traumatic brain injury, Neuropsychological Effects of TBI, TBI Rehab, TBI Symptoms, TBI, Traumatic Brain Injury, mTBI

What she said... about never giving up4 comments

brokenbrilliant wrote 3 weeks ago: Over at Unsolicited Advice, this wonderful pearl of wisdom about TBI survivors: What these men, wome … more →

Tags: brain injury, head trauma, mild traumatic brain injury, Neuropsychological Effects of TBI, TBI Rehab, TBI Symptoms, TBI, Traumatic Brain Injury, mTBI

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

brokenbrilliant wrote 3 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, mild traumatic brain injury, Neuropsychological Effects of TBI, TBI Rehab, TBI Symptoms, TBI, Traumatic Brain Injury, mTBI

Rebel without a cause (yet)

brokenbrilliant wrote 3 weeks ago: Today, I did very little. I did the bare minimum of what I had to, and let the rest drop. I took car … more →

In search of consistency

brokenbrilliant wrote 4 weeks ago: One of the things about TBI that makes it so maddening is that it strips you of regular functionalit … more →

Tags: brain injury, head trauma, mild traumatic brain injury, social issues, TBI Rehab, TBI Symptoms, TBI, Traumatic Brain Injury, mTBI

The joy of messing around

brokenbrilliant wrote 4 weeks ago: Every morning I get up and get on the exercise bike and ride for about 20 minutes. While I ride, I s … more →

Tags: brain injury, head trauma, mild traumatic brain injury, Neuropsychological Effects of TBI, TBI Rehab, TBI Symptoms, TBI, Traumatic Brain Injury, mTBI

The year after the Berlin Wall came down

brokenbrilliant wrote 1 month ago: 1990 was a big year for me. It let me see what was possible. It was the year after the Berlin Wall c … more →

Tags: TBI Rehab, writing, Life, brain, tbi survivor, Rehabilitation, recovery, social issues, Thoughts

The clock is my friend

brokenbrilliant wrote 1 month ago: Yesterday was a rough day. Very, very rough. It started out pretty good in the morning, with a neuro … more →

Reaching out... reaching in...

brokenbrilliant wrote 1 month ago: Something in me wants like crazy to reach out, to make contact, to connect with another human being … more →

Tags: Traumatic Brain Injury, mTBI, mild traumatic brain injury, cognitive-behavioral issues, Brain Damage, tbi survivor, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Rehabilitation


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