@kaylad Dissertations are tough enough without TBIs. I broke my writing down as much as possible by using and populating outlines, and lots of naps, managing stress, exercise, and other escapes. If noise impacts you, noise cancelling earbuds are great. Once you are done, you will have the PhD plus considerable knowledge and experience in rewiring brains. I beat myself up throughout the writing and defence; walking across the stage for my silver diploma was an epithany. It felt like floating because I didn't realize how much I was beating myself up for struggling. PhDs are accomplishments, especially during recoveries. Please give yourself a hug for me.

@kaylad - I agree - writing a dissertation is a huge accomplishment and a big task to complete. I also agree with @kayabbott about proactively taking naps, managing stress, exercise, and other escapes. When I was writing my master's thesis (not as big as a dissertation, of course, but a similar process), I did a lot of these to just incent myself and try to keep going. My biggest "reward" at that time was spending an hour a day just reading a novel for fun.

Is fatigue your biggest challenge as far as symptoms right now, kaylad, or something else?