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Living with a brain injury — Overwhelmed and Over Reacting — Taking Back my Power

November 29, 2014 By Second Chance to Live

Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live my friend. Yesterday I published Living with a brain Injury and Dealing with Stress during Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. In this article, I explain how several factors can exacerbate stress during the holiday season. The increased stress can overwhelm anyone. Because of the damage that occurred to the brain, the individual may be more vulnerable.

More vulnerable to being overwhelmed by the stress of interacting with groups of people. More vulnerable to overreacting to the external stimuli in response to family dynamics. More susceptible to being blamed for being overwhelmed and overreacting under increased stress.

In Part 3 of yesterday’s article, I included links to a 2 Part article series Traumatic Brain Injury and Identified Patient. I included links to the article to share what I discovered. I discovered that helped me to understand that I was not the cause of the stress.

What I learned and shared in the article helped me to learn to love and accept myself. What I learned and shared in this article helped me to take back my power. The awareness’ that I gained and shared in the article helped me to stop assuming responsibility for the stress.

The stress that I encountered during the holidays. The awareness’ that I gained and shared in the article, helped me to stop taking responsibility for other people’s business. Particularly their irritability, restlessness, and discontent. The awareness’ that I gained and shared.

Shared in this article helped me to begin to make peace with myself and in the process taught me how to take back my power as an individual.

These awareness’ that I gained helped me to begin to recognize why I felt overwhelmed at times. At times and why I overreacted to people, places and things in my life, starting with family members. In the event that you find yourself overwhelmed and over reacting to the people.

To people, places and things in your life, starting with family members; the awareness’ that I shared in this Traumatic Brain injury and the Identified Patient Part 2 article may help you. Help you to begin to love and accept yourself. The awareness’ that I shared in part 2.

Part 2 of the article may help you to understand why you may feel overwhelmed. Why you overreact to the people, places and things in your life, starting with family members. The awareness’ that I shared in Part 2 of the article helped me to make peace with my past.

Peace with my past, so as to not spoil my present. The awareness’ that I shared in Part 2 of the article may also help you to make peace with your past, so as to not spoil your present.

The awareness’ that I gained and shared in this article may help you to stop taking responsibility. Taking responsibility for other people’s business, particularly their irritability, restlessness, and discontentment. The awareness’ that I shared in this 2 part article.

Traumatic Brain injury and the Identified Patient may help you to make peace with your past and teach you how to take back your power as an individual. The awareness’ that I shared in this article may help you to make changes in your life.

Changes in your life so that you are not overwhelmed and over reacting; to the people, places and things in your life.

In the event that the awareness’ that I share in this 2 Part article benefit you, please let me know. I would love you hear from you. Thank you.

Below are links to the written article and video presentation of the article. Click on the article links and they will open for you on Second Chance to Live. Click on the video presentation links and they will open for you on YouTube.

 Traumatic Brain Injury and the Identified Patient — Part 1

Traumatic Brain Injury and the Identified Patient — Part 2

Living with Adversity and the Power of Identification Part 1 Video Presentation

Living with Adversity and the Power of Identification Part 2 Video Presentation


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