Welcome to a club no one wants to join.

I had a left-side ischemic stroke on Christmas Eve, 2018.

6-1/2 years later (almost to the day), I still have "deficits", almost exclusively motor skills. (I type one-handed, for example.)

I have been chronicling my journey "From Recovery to Discovery" on YouTube in an ongoing series of five-minute episodes (plus some less-serious stuff):
https://www.youtube.com/@srlucado/
There you'll find references to my emotional struggles. I would laugh, cry. get angry, pout, giggle, rant -- all without my being able to turn it on or off.

That persisted for a while, then faded after a year or 18 months.

Do not give up, not ever. It's tough, but nobody recovers without a lot of work. A stroke scrambles your entire brain, not just the affected area. It takes time to heal, and there's no way to predict it, and certainly no way to rush it.

I started by being grateful for what I didn't lose. I've stayed that way for all this time. It helps a lot. Remember, there are billions of people around the planet who'd trade places with you in a heartbeat.

Besides, you might find new opportunities. In my case, I have given talks about my experience, and have even been on local TV in Dallas/Fort Worth for a couple "Dad Jokes" I wrote! Not bad for a guy with a hole in his brain, right?

You might look for a Stroke Support Group in your area:
https://www.stroke.org/en/stroke-support-group-finder
I joined one near me, and it helps a lot. It can be beneficial just to be in a room of people who are definitely sympathetic and empathetic.

Good luck. You can do this.