FINALLY! People like myself!
Hello!
I have suffered a very serious TBI about 4 years ago (wow, has it really been that long!?) I was injured by a few men while living at my worst possible way of living. So I blame myself for being in that awful environment and blame myself for being so young on these streets thinking no one would hurt me! Fast forward to now it doesn’t matter why, how, or any of that…I still got this dang TBI tho…and had to return the the town where everyone remembered the old Emma, and she’s sadly gone from this injury. I finally tonight googled TBI and found this written by you guys. And as much bad stuff as I read…it placed this huge smile on my face. Because there’s no one that understands how I didn’t mean to but have some how changed completely into a different person only you guys seem to know anymore. I used to LOVEEEE 24/7 being around people, friends,anyone! Now I sit at home, mostly in my room alone. I suffer from anger that is just from no where and will scream at anyone “ STOP BREATHING SO LOUD!” Knowing damn well they can’t help it. And as for memory…that it’s almost most annoying because the doctors give me these memory tests that I pass but that’s not the type of memory I have problems with. If someone says do you remember so-and-so and I was just with that person yesterday…doesn’t matter..I still can’t tell you who that is because names don’t ring a bell in my head unless I say that name like every day a bunch of times type of interaction i mostly can’t tell you who that person is by the name you are giving me. That’s super annoying.
So here I am back at “ home” and that’s why I stay in my room..I was one of those loved people that everyone likes to be around and I don’t want to change that, which lets be real..it would…with my TBI, your TBI. WITH TBI! Only a very few people can deal with me anymore..and I know they don’t understand me, but they still love and deal with me so I’m crazy thankful. But to finally read entries written by people who are just like me, that has brought a genuine joy to me. A feeling that I don’t feel for myself too very often anymore so thank you!