Introduction
I was in an automobile accident in 1967 at the age of 10. I am currently 67 years old. I sustained an open skull fracture, right frontal lobe damage, a severe brain bruise with brain stem involvement. I remained in a coma for 3 weeks. I learned about this medical information from what my mom saved and sent to me many years later. So, for many years I had no idea how what I did not know or understand. What I did not know or understand that affected and impacted my relationships with other people and myself.
Started become Aware
When I started to become aware of the impact of what was occurring in my life, my understanding increased. As my understanding increased, I became aware of how all of my relationships were impacted by various factors. Factors that were out of my control, but nevertheless impactful. And as I began to understand how these factors impacted the relationships that I had with other people and myself I found a new freedom. A freedom to find out what was my responsibility and what was not my responsibility as I interacted. And as my understanding increased so did my ability.
My ability to come out of the shadows of isolation and break free from feelings of alienation. This process began almost 38 years ago and continues to help me to know how to navigate my life and relationships, while living with the impact of a brain injury and an invisible disability. Navigate life and relationships while growing in compassion and empathy for both myself and other people. If you are living with the impact of a brain injury the information shared in this eBook may benefit you. Benefit you as you grow in awareness and understanding. Awareness and understating that will help you to come out from the shadows of isolation.
Come out of the shadows of isolation and in the process break free from feelings of alienation. Feelings of alienation from other people, but most importantly feeling alienated from yourself. The contents of his eBook may also help you to see yourself in a different way. In a way that will help you as you interact with people and yourself. In a way that will give you a new courage to be able to create your new normal.
“Research your own experience. Absorb what is useful. Reject what is useless. Add what is essentially your own. “ Bruce Lee
“Everyone is a genius, but if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” Albert Einstein
Not Living with a Brain Injury
If you are not living with the impact of a brain injury this eBook may help you to have a better relationships. With Individuals in your life who are living with the impact of brain injuries. The contents of this video presentations eBook may also help you to have a better a relationship yourself and other people. Other people, as you grow in awareness and understanding of factors that can get in the way of relationships.
The Differences Between Empathy and Sympathy
Empathy grows out of understanding and gives up the ability to show compassion through practical insight. Sympathy on the other hand can come from a place of pity and detachment from the individual. Empathy gives us that ability to identify with, which gives the individual the ability to come out of the shadows of isolation. Empathy gives us the ability to break free from feelings of alienation and separation. As we grow in awareness, so do we grow in the empathy of both ourselves and others after a brain injury.
My other eBooks
You may find my other 16 eBooks to be helpful in your ability to grow in awareness and acceptance of yourself and other people. These eBooks may also help you to create a new life after your brain injury.
To access all of my eBooks, click on this link: https://www.amazon.com/author/craig-j.-phillips
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