A brain injury destroys the puzzle of life, and is a hell of a job to try and put the pieces back together. Here’s a few things that helped me to put the pieces back together again.
Self-identity – who am I after a brain injury?
After my injury, I felt like a different person, even though I looked and sounded the same. The way that I could see, hear, and how it felt when a breeze was blowing on my skin all changed. I lost my career, my independence, and the ability to talk to someone and remember what they said, let alone remembering my own phone number or address. Noise sounds louder now and stirs up the irritation monster inside of me, and light was so painful.
The document below is what helped me to see that I am so much more than my career or the ability to do anything, as I slowly put this piece back together, maybe it will help you too.
Brain Functions is a fillable PDF with 92 different functions that our brain is in charge of. After my injury, I tried so hard to work out what the differences were and how my brain had changed and this was what I came up with. When I made this, I ticked 53 of the boxes which explained how my new brain worked. Once I understood how my brain worked, well then I could make a plan to improve and map out my own rehabilitation.
The Spoon Theory PDF explains The Spoon Theory and how it is useful for managing energy levels.
THE ALTERED BRAIN 