If you have not already read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8 , Part 9, Part 11, Part 12 of this series please take the time to do so my friend. Thank you. Because I did not know that I had been participating in a denial system, I did not know that I had been living my life as a reactor to what occurred in my life, my relationships and my … [Read more...]
Living with a brain injury and Making Decisions Part 7
By Second Chance to Live
If you have not already read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12 of this series please take the time to do so my friend. Thank you. I discovered that I needed to understand why I was driven to prove my worth and value to the people – who repeatedly showed their inability to see my worth and value. I discovered that I … [Read more...]
Living with a brain injuries and Making Decisions Part 6
By Second Chance to Live
If you have not already read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12 of this series please take the time to do so my friend. Thank you. The denial system and role would set me up to fail in my relationships, because I did not know how to have a relationship with myself, much less how to engage in healthy relationships. The … [Read more...]
Living with a brain injury and Making Decisions Part 4
By Second Chance to Live
If you have not already read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 5, Part 6, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12 of this series please take the time to do so my friend. Thank you. I continued to maintain the role of the scapegoat and the identified patient in the relationships -- that I sought to maintain -- because I bought into the lie that I was responsible for any and … [Read more...]
Living with a brain injury and Having Options Part 2
By Second Chance to Live
Please read Part 1 for context. Thank you. Today's Thought In life we may feel that we have been given a raw deal. We may believe that life has dealt us an unfair stack of cards. We may feel that life and our circumstances are simply UNFAIR. We may be angry at God. We may feel like a victim. We may find ourselves wanting to blame someone. We may find ourselves stuck in the … [Read more...]