August 11, 2020, will mark my 53 year anniversary living with the impact of a traumatic brain injury. Over the course of the past 50 years, I discovered that I needed to pursue holistic healing in my recovery process. During the past 33 years, I have been in an ongoing recovery process. In my experience, I discovered that I needed to involve all of what makes me, me, in my … [Read more...]
Living with a Traumatic Brain Injury — Am I Being Manipulated? Impact Part 2
By Second Chance to Live
If you have not already read Part 1 of this article, please do so at this time by clicking on this link: Living with a Traumatic Brain Injury -- Am I Being Manipulated? Part 1 In my experience, I have found that pointing fingers in anyone's direction is of little value. Pointing fingers in other people's directions only keeps me feeling helpless and hopeless. Through my … [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...]
Acquired Brain Injury — In Pursuit of Self-Esteem and Self-Acceptance Part 3 of 3
By Second Chance to Live
Please read Part 1 and Part 2 for context. Thank you. I slowly began to realize that I needed to be for myself, but not against my fellows. I began to realize that I did not have to see my circumstances and experiences in extremes, but rather as part of my learning process. I began to realize that I could incorporate learning curves to all my learning. I began to realize that … [Read more...]