Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live. I am happy to see that you decided to stop by to visit with me. Thank you. I have been thinking about my life and my relationship with the God of my understanding. Through my recovery process, I have come to realize that the times I have been angry at God, I have been unable to see beyond my perspective. I have come to realize … [Read more...]
Traumatic Brain Injury, Fatigue, Anxiety, Anguish and Depression Part 2
By Second Chance to Live
Please read Part 1 and Part 3 for context. Thank you. Consequently, I turned my fatigue, anxiety and anguish inward because I was told that if I just tried harder I could overcome the effects of my traumatic brain injury. I turned fatigue, anxiety and anguish inward as anger toward myself -- which perpetuated my anxiety and anguish. Because I turned my anguish inward I found … [Read more...]
Traumatic Brain Injury — Relationships, Conflict and Peace Part 4
By Second Chance to Live
Please read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 5 for context. Thank you. I discovered that many of my relationships -- in my present -- mirrored relationships from my past. My reactions were the same. The only thing that had changed were the people, time and location. I also discovered that -- in many instances -- I was reliving the conflicts that I had in my past relationships … [Read more...]
Traumatic Brain Injury — Relationships, Conflict and Peace Part 3
By Second Chance to Live
Please read Part 1 and Part 2 for context. Thank you. I discovered that I needed to be authentic in my relationship with myself. I discovered that I needed to true to myself. I began to realize the I could not base my self-worth or my self-esteem on my ability or inability to "fix" situations or people. I began to realize that I could no longer base my sense of well being … [Read more...]
Traumatic Brain Injury — Relationships, Conflict and Peace Part 2
By Second Chance to Live
Please read Part 1 , Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 for context. Thank you. With my awareness I began to realize what I was doing to myself. Through my recovery process I began to realize that I was not responisble for matters that were out of my control. I began to realize that I needed to change the patterns in my behavior that reinforced and kept me stuck in a cycle of shame and a … [Read more...]